wikiHow Calculating Tension Practice Problems 1. A 2 kg block is suspended by a rope. What is the tension in the rope if the block is at rest? 2. A 10 kg crate is pulled across a frictionless surface by a rope that is attached to a 50 N force. What is the tension in the rope? 3. Two people are pulling on opposite ends of a rope. Person A is pulling with a force of 80 N, and person B is pulling with a force of 60 N. What is the tension in the rope? 4. A 4 kg block is being pulled up a slope by a rope that is at a 30-degree angle to the horizontal. If the coefficient of friction is 0.2, what is the tension in the rope? 5. A 20 kg block is hanging from a rope that is attached to the ceiling. What is the tension in the rope? 6. A 5 kg block is being pulled across a rough surface by a rope that is attached to a 30 N force. If the coefficient of friction is 0.5, what is the tension in the rope? 7. A 1 kg block is suspended by two ropes that are attached to the ceiling. If the angle between the ropes is 60 degrees, what is the tension in each rope? 8. A 50 kg crate is being pulled up a slope by a rope that is at a 20-degree angle to the horizontal. If the coefficient of friction is 0.3, what is the tension in the rope? 9. A 100 N force is pulling on a rope that is attached to a 5 kg block. If the block is at rest, what is the tension in the rope? 10. A 10 kg block is hanging from a rope that is attached to the ceiling. What is the tension in the rope if the block is accelerating upward at 2 m/s^2? 11. Two people are pulling on opposite ends of a rope. Person A is pulling with a force of 90 N, and person B is pulling with a force of 70 N. If the rope is not moving, what is the tension in the rope? 12. A 3 kg block is suspended by two ropes that are attached to the ceiling. If the angle between the ropes is 90 degrees, what is the tension in each rope? 13. A 50 kg crate is being pulled across a rough surface by a rope that is attached to a 200 N force. If the coefficient of friction is 0.4, what is the tension in the rope? 14. A 2 kg block is being pulled across a frictionless surface by a rope that is attached to a 20 N force. What is the tension in the rope? 15. A 5 kg block is suspended by a rope that is attached to the ceiling. What is the tension in the rope if the block is accelerating downward at 3 m/s^2? 16. A 100 N force is pulling on a rope that is attached to a 5 kg block. If the block is accelerating upward at 4 m/s^2, what is the tension in the rope? 17. Two people are pulling on opposite ends of a rope. Person A is pulling with a force of 120 N, and person B is pulling with a force of 80 N. If the rope is moving to the left at a constant speed, what is the tension in the rope? 18. A 2 kg block is suspended by a rope that is at a 60-degree angle to the horizontal. What is the tension in the rope? 19. A 10 kg crate is being pulled up a slope by a rope that is at a 40-degree angle to the horizontal. If the coefficient of friction is 0.2, what is the tension in the rope? 20. A 5 kg block is being pushed across a rough surface by a force of 30 N. If the coefficient of friction is 0.4, what is the tension in the rope? Remember to consider all forces acting on the object and use the formula Tension = F1 + F2 to calculate tension. Don't forget to use the appropriate units (newtons, N) when expressing the tension. Page