(II) The cable supporting a 2125-kg elevator has a maximum strength of 21,750 N. What

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(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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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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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.

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