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Liz Harding
Sep 18, 2008, 02:34 PM
An elevator weighing 20000 N is supported by a steel cable. What tension is the cable when the elevator is being accelerated upward at a rate of 3.00 m/s
galactus
Sep 19, 2008, 05:24 AM
Remember, Force = mass times acceleration.
ebaines
Sep 19, 2008, 01:17 PM
Remember, Force = mass times acceleration.

Plus weight!