Consider the baby being weighed in the figure. Newtons (N) T₂ 50 100 150 -200 -250 300 T₁ T₁ W (a) What is the mass of the child and basket (in kg) if a scale reading of 67 N is observed? kg (b) What is the tension T₁ (in N) in the cord attaching the baby to the scale? N (c) What is the tension T₂ (in N) in the cord attaching the scale to the ceiling, if the scale has a mass of 0.640 kg? N

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Consider the baby being weighed in the figure.
Newtons (N)
T₂
T₂
0
50
100
150
-200
-250
-300
T₁
T₁
W
(a) What is the mass of the child and basket (in kg) if a scale reading of 67 N is observed?
kg
(b) What is the tension T₁ (in N) in the cord attaching the baby to the scale?
N
(c) What is the tension T₂ (in N) in the cord attaching the scale to the ceiling, if the scale
has a mass of 0.640 kg?
N
(d) Draw a sketch of the situation indicating the system of interest used to solve each part.
The masses of the cords are negligible.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the baby being weighed in the figure. Newtons (N) T₂ T₂ 0 50 100 150 -200 -250 -300 T₁ T₁ W (a) What is the mass of the child and basket (in kg) if a scale reading of 67 N is observed? kg (b) What is the tension T₁ (in N) in the cord attaching the baby to the scale? N (c) What is the tension T₂ (in N) in the cord attaching the scale to the ceiling, if the scale has a mass of 0.640 kg? N (d) Draw a sketch of the situation indicating the system of interest used to solve each part. The masses of the cords are negligible.
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