written by
Gary Gladding
published by
the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This is an interactive homework problem relating to Newton's Second Law and tension force. Two strings are attached to walls, with the left string being horizontal and the right string forming an angle q = 50° with the horizontal. A block of known mass hangs from a ring attached to both strings. Students must determine the tension in the left string. A user-activated "help" sequence is provided for each step of the problem-solving, including conceptual analysis, free body diagrams, and quantitative calculation. Immediate feedback is received for both correct and incorrect responses.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6403">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Mass on Two Strings. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006.</a>
G. Gladding, (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_two_strings).
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Mass on Two Strings (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_two_strings>.
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Mass on Two Strings. Retrieved December 6, 2024, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_two_strings
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Mass on Two Strings. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_two_strings (accessed 6 December 2024).
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Mass on Two Strings. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 6 Dec. 2024 <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_two_strings>.
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Year = {2006}
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