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Grade 12th passMechanics

An elevator weighing 2830 N is pulled upward by a cable with an accleration of 1.22 m s-2, what is the tension in the cable?

Profile image of Owd Messi
10 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Riddhish Bhalodia
10 Years ago
This means the mass of the elevator is 283kg
now as it is travelling with acceleration of 1.22m/s^2
so considering pseudo force the acceleration is 10 + 1.22 = 11.22
thus the tension should balance
283(11.22) = 3175.26N of force
which is the value of tension