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Video Discussion: An Introductory Tension Force Problem

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Name: An Introductory Tension Force Problem
Category: Dynamics
Date Added: 2015-07-30
Submitter: Flipping Physics

Learn how to solve a basic tension force problem with demonstration!
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This is an AP Physics 1 topic.

Content Times:
0:00 The Problem Demonstrated
0:29 5 Steps to Solve and Free Body Diagram Problem
0:50 Drawing the Free Body Diagram
2:03 Resolving Tension Force 1 into its components (numbers dependency)
4:00 Introducing the Equation Holster!
5:11 Redraw the Free Body Diagram
5:32 Sum the forces in the y-direction
7:24 Sum the forces in the x-direction
8:29 Demonstrating our solution is correct

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