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    Feb 9, 2007, 10:41 AM
    Tension of a rope
    Two blocks are fastened to the ceiling of an elevator . The elevator accelerates upward at 1.60 m/s2. The blocks both have a mass of 12.5 kg. Find the tension in each rope.
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    Feb 9, 2007, 10:47 AM
    What are the tensions when the elevator isn't moving? How does the elevator moving change this?
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