Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Tim on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 5:05pm.

You have setup an experiment with two 50g masses attached to strings that are connected on opposite sides of a scale that measures weight in Newtons.
a.) What is the reading on the scale?
b.) The whole system is now moving to the left at a speed of 10m/s. What is the reading on the scale?
c.) The whole system is now moving to the right at a speed of 50m/s. What is the reading on the scale.

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