A 2000kg elevator has a downward acceleration of 1.0 m/s/s. (a) What is the tension in its supporting cable? (b) The same elevator later has an upward acceleration of 1.5 m/s/s. What is the tension in the cable now

A 2000kg elevator has a downward acceleration of 1.0 m/s/s. (a) What is the tension in its supporting cable? (b) The same elevator later has an upward acceleration of 1.5 m/s/s. What is the tension in the cable now

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Chapter4: The Laws Of Motion

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Problem 33P: Two blocks, each of mass m = 3.50 kg, are hung from the ceiling of an elevator as in Figure P4.33....

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