An elevator has a mass of 200kg. An average person has of 40 kg. The elevator must accelerate upward at 3 m/s^2. If the elevator cable is capable of supporting 6500 N of tension before it breaks. What is the maximum number of people you could have on board?

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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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An elevator has a mass of 200kg. An average person has of 40 kg. The elevator must accelerate upward at 3 m/s^2. If the elevator cable is capable of supporting 6500 N of tension before it breaks. What is the maximum number of people you could have on board? 

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