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Dividing tension of a string in pendulum and then calculating with weight

One of my teachers in my school showed me a way to calculate the force acting on a pendulum. He did it in two ways: W= weight of bob T= tension of string and its length cannot change A= The angle ...
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How do the normal and parallel components add up to more than the total force of gravity?

When calculating the forces on an inclined plane I understand to separate the gravity vector which is perpendicular to the ground into a parallel and normal vectors. How is it possible that the ...
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