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A block of mass 5 Kg is suspended by a string to a ceiling and is at rest. Find the force Fc exerted by the ceiling on the string. Assume the mass of the string to be negligible.

A block of mass 5 Kg is suspended by a string to a ceiling and is at rest. Find the force Fc exerted by the ceiling on the string. Assume the mass of the string to be negligible.

Grade:7

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Eshan
askIITians Faculty 2095 Points
5 years ago
Dear student,

The force exerted by ceiling on the string will be equal to the tension in the string and that must balance the weight of the block.

Hence the required force is5g=50N

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