3. A Christmas decoration consists of three identical balls, each with a mass of 0.25 kg.

It was
hanged form a ceiling as shown. Find the tension in the portion of the string supporting each
ball. Neglect the mass of the string.
w1  0.25 Kg
Given: w2  0.25 Kg
w3  0.25 Kg
Unknown: tension of string in each ball

Equation:
F net
0
  
 T1  T2  T3  w1  0

Substitute:

(eq1)T1  0.25N  0.25N  0.25N  0


T1  0.75 N

(eq 2)T2  T3  w2  0
T2  0.25 N  0.25 N  0

T2  0.50 N

(eq3)T3  w3  0
T3  0.25 N  0


T3  0.25N