Block and tackle with 3 strands holding up the load

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A block and tackle: a load m hanging from a bar under a movable pulley, held up by three strands of rope, with tension T up each strand, T down at the free end, and the weight mg
A block and tackle with a load m held up by three strands of one rope, running over two fixed pulleys at the ceiling and a movable pulley on a bar above the load. Tension T points up in each of the three strands holding the load and down at the free end, where the effort pulls, and the load’s weight mg points down.

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