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Find the tension in an elevator cable if the 1000kg elevator is descending with an acceleration of 1.8m/s^2, downward.

Find the tension in an elevator cable if the 1000kg elevator is descending with an acceleration of 1.8m/s^2, downward.
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Let us take down as positive
Weight= 1000*9.8= 9800N
Tension= -x (since tension will be upwards)
net force=M*a
9800-x=1000*1.8
x=9800-1800= 8000N =8kN
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T = mg - ma= 1000(9.8) - 1000(1.8)= 8000 N

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