Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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Chapter 2.3, Problem 2dT
If you know that the net force on a massless string is zero, what, if anything, can you infer about its motion?
Is it possible to exert a non-zero force on a massless string? Is it possible for a massless siring to have a non-zero net force? Explain.
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