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A light string passes over a frictionless pulley. To one of its ends a mass of 6 kg is attached. To its other end a mass of 10 kg is attached. The tension in the thread will be

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\(T = \frac{2 m_1 m_2}{m_1 + m_2} g = \frac{2 \times 10 \times 6}{10 + 6} \times 9.8 = 73.5 N\)
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