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Re: How to calculate the force acting on tension

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Originally Posted by TWeel View Post
the dashed line is the rotation path of the arm. When it rotate and connect with the ring(small circle), the ring move along the path as well.
Where is the point around which the system rotates? Is it at the center of the smaller circle that has arrows around it? Or is it at the joint between this circle and the arm of length l.