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when we pull a string attached to the pulley with a force say f then do we include it in fbd of pulley??

Profile image of jyotidimplegupta
6 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of shahab shikoh
6 Years ago
your force is on the string not on a pulley, so, when you draw the FBD of pulley you show the tension acting on pulley due to string.
If the pulley is massless then Tension would be equal to the force with which you pull the string