An elevator cab is pulled upward by a cable. The cab and its single occupant have a combined mass of 1910 kg. When that occupant drops a coin, its acceleration relative to the cab is 8.20 m/s² downward. What is the tension in the cable? Number i Units

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An elevator cab is pulled upward by a cable. The cab and its single occupant have a combined mass of 1910 kg. When that occupant
drops a coin, its acceleration relative to the cab is 8.20 m/s² downward. What is the tension in the cable?
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Transcribed Image Text:An elevator cab is pulled upward by a cable. The cab and its single occupant have a combined mass of 1910 kg. When that occupant drops a coin, its acceleration relative to the cab is 8.20 m/s² downward. What is the tension in the cable? Number i Units
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