Tension: The pulling force transmitted through a string, rope, or cable when it is pulled tight by forces acting at each end.
How to apply it: Use tension in problems involving pulleys and connected objects to apply Newton's second law to each mass.
Course: AP Physics 1 · Unit: Dynamics
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