As shown above an adhesive has been applied to contacting faces of two blocks so that the blocks interact with an adhesive force that has a magnitude, Fadhesion. A tension, T, is exerted by a wire attached to the upper blocks causing the blocks to remain at rest. The two blocks have weights, Wbottom and Wtop. Which of the following must be true?
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Responses
T=Wbottom+Wtop+Fadhesion
upper T equals upper W subscript bottom baseline plus upper W subscript top baseline plus upper F subscript adhesion baseline
T=Wtop−Fadhesion
upper T equals upper W subscript top baseline minus upper F subscript adhesion baseline
Wbottom=Fadhesion
upper W subscript bottom baseline equals upper F subscript adhesion baseline
Wtop=T
1 answer
None of the above statements must be true. The relationship between the tension, weights, and adhesive force is not defined in the given information.