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title: "A piece of metal of weight \\(W\\) is suspended by two identical strings. Each string passes through a pulley and is attached to a block of mass \\(m\\) . The system is in equilibrium.What must be true for \\(m\\) such that the two strings attached to the piece of metal are almost horizontal."
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# A piece of metal of weight \(W\) is suspended by two identical strings. Each string passes through a pulley and is attached to a block of mass \(m\) . The system is in equilibrium.What must be true for \(m\) such that the two strings attached to the piece of metal are almost horizontal.

A piece of metal of weight \(W\) is suspended by two identical strings. Each string passes through a pulley and is attached to a block of mass \(m\) . The system is in equilibrium.What must be true for \(m\) such that the two strings attached to the piece of metal are almost horizontal.

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- **A.** \[m < \frac{W}{g}\]
- **B.** \[\frac{W}{2g} < m < \frac{W}{g}\]
- **C.** \[m < \frac{W}{2g}\]
- **D.** \[m > \frac{W}{g}\]

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