A frictionless pulley of negligible mass is hung from the ceiling using a rope,also of negligible mass.Two masses,m₁ and m₂ (m₁

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A frictionless pulley of negligible mass is hung from the ceiling using a rope,also of negligible mass.Two masses,m₁ and m₂ (m₁ < m₂)are connected to the rope over the pulley.The masses are free to drop.The magnitude of the tension T_top is ____ the sum of the weights W₁ = m₁g and W₂= m₂g. A)less than B)equal to C)greater than D)unable to tell E)depends on T₁ and T₂.

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The Answer of A frictionless pulley of negligible mass is hung from the ceiling using a rope,also of negligible mass.Two masses,m₁ and m₂ (m₁ < m₂)are connected to the rope over the pulley.The masses are free to drop.The magnitude of the tension T_top is ____ the sum of the weights W₁ = m₁g and W₂= m₂g. A)less than B)equal to C)greater than D)unable to tell E)depends on T₁ and T₂.

A Frictionless Pulley of Negligible Mass Is Hung from the Ceiling