Atwood's Machine


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Atwood's Machine


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Atwood's Machine

Frictionless case, neglecting pulley mass.

Application of Newton's second law to masses suspended over a pulley.

For hanging masses:
m1 =kg
m2 =kg

the weights are
m1g =N
m2g =N

The acceleration is
a = m/s²

and the tension is
T = N

Change any of the mass or weight values and the resulting acceleration and tension values will be calculated.

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