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A thin string that can support a weight of 35.0 N, but breaks under any larger weight, is...

A thin string that can support a weight of 35.0 N, but breaks under any larger weight, is attached to the ceiling of an elevator. How large a mass can be attached to the string if the initial acceleration as the elevator starts to ascend is 3.20 m/s2?

(a) 3.57 kg (b) 2.69 kg (c) 4.26 kg

(d) 2.96 kg (e) 5.30 kg

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