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Consider the baby being weighed in the figure.

(a)

What is the mass of the child and basket (in kg) if a scale reading of46N is observed?

kg

(b)

What is the tensionT₁(in N) in the cord attaching the baby to the scale?

N

(c)

What is the tensionT₂(in N) in the cord attaching the scale to the ceiling, if the scale has a mass of0.400kg?

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. (Submit a file with a maximum size of1 MB.)

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