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Grade 12Mechanics

if the pulley is not massless, why is the tension in the string the same throughout??

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Profile image of Ankit kr Giri
11 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Ankit kr Giri
11 Years ago
sorry i messed up. the ques is y not the same throughout??
 
Profile image of Tony Abraham
11 Years ago
if the two tentions are same then there will not be a net torque to rotate the pulley.then the whole system will not move.thats why the tention in both side of a pulley are different.