A 2kg pinata hangs from the ceiling via 2 identical vertical cords which is motionless.The tension in one of the cord is closest to:
A solid cylinder of mass m = 4 kg and radius R = 10 cm has two ropes wrapped around it, one near each end. The cylinder is held horizontally by fixing the two free ends of the cords to the hooks on the ceiling such that both the cords are exactly vertical. The cylinder is released to fall under gravity. Find the tension in the cords when they unwind and the linear acceleration of the cylinder.
A block of mass m = 15 kg is suspended in an elevator with the help of three identical light elastic cords (spring constant k = 100 N/m each) attached vertically. Cord 1 is tied to the ceiling of the elevator and the other two cords 2 and 3 are tied to the elevator floor as shown in the figure. When the elevator is stationary the tension force in each of the lower cords is T = 7.5 N. Take g = 10 m/s2. If now the elevator starts moving with given four accelerations shown in column I and Column II gives the displacement of the block with respect to elevator when it is accelerating. Column III gives tension in the cord 1 when elevator is accelerating.
Column III represents the tension in chord 1.