An elevator with a mass of 4850kg is to be designed so that the max acceleration is 0.068g. What are the maximum and minimum forces the motor should exert on the supporting cable?  I know the answers are rounded to 50800N (max) and 44300N(min), but I have no clue how to get those numbers.

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An elevator with a mass of 4850kg is to be designed so that the max acceleration is 0.068g. What are the maximum and minimum forces the motor should exert on the supporting cable? 

I know the answers are rounded to 50800N (max) and 44300N(min), but I have no clue how to get those numbers.

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