The ideal rope (massless, inextensible) only pulls, transmits the same tension at both ends and imposes the same acceleration on the ends. The whole mechanics of ropes and pulleys, from the Atwood machine onwards, rests on these three properties.
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The ideal rope (massless, inextensible) only pulls, transmits the same tension at both ends and imposes the same acceleration on the ends. The whole mechanics of ropes and pulleys, from the Atwood machine onwards, rests on these three properties.