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(II) The cable supporting a 2125-kg elevator has a maximum strength of 21,750 N. What
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QUESTION:
Problem 16P
(II) The cable supporting a 2125-kg elevator has a maximum strength of 21,750 N. What maximum upward acceleration can it give the elevator without breaking?
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QUESTION:
Problem 16P
(II) The cable supporting a 2125-kg elevator has a maximum strength of 21,750 N. What maximum upward acceleration can it give the elevator without breaking?
ANSWER:
Solution 16P:
Step 1 of 2:-
Here we have to find the maximum upward acceleration for the elevator.
The mass of the elevator is: .
The maximum strength of the cable is the maximum weight it can take, which is,
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We know that, weight is the net normal reaction an object gets.
So, the maximum weight is,
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As it is accelerating upwards, this must be the weight.