A picture frame is hung using two cords on a wall, as illustrated in the figure. If the mass of the frame is 350 g: (i) Calculate the tension in each of the cords? (ii) If the left string is cut what is the tension in the right string?

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A picture frame is hung using two cords on a wall, as illustrated in the figure. If the mass of the frame is 350 g:

(i) Calculate the tension in each of the cords?

(ii) If the left string is cut what is the tension in the right string? 

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