Question 1. An elevator accelerates upward with an acceleration a. Assuming the elevator and its passengers have a total mass of m, what is the tension in the elevator cables while the elevator is accelerating. How does it compare to the tension when the elevator is not accelerating?

Question 1. An elevator accelerates upward with an acceleration a. Assuming the elevator and its passengers have a total mass of m, what is the tension in the elevator cables while the elevator is accelerating. How does it compare to the tension when the elevator is not accelerating?

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Chapter6: Applications Of Newton's Laws

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Problem 37P: An elevator filled with passengers has a mass of 1.70103kg . (a) The elevator accelerates upward...

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The upward acceleration of the elevator = a

The total mass of the passengers = m

Tension in the cable = T

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