Question

A 10-kg body is suspended by means of a string. Another string is attached to the bottom of the body and a 5-kg body is suspended from the lower end of the lower string. Find the tension in each string

Answer 1

$$T_2=m_2g=5(9.8)=49\ N\\ T_1=(m_2+m_1)g=(5+10)(9.8)=147\ N$$