What is the tension in the string attached to the pictured mass, which is hanging from the ceiling of an elevator that is accelerating upward at 3.00m/s2?
A
68.6N
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B
89.6N
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C
21.0N
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D
47.6N
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E
7.00N
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Solution
The correct option is C89.6N As elevator is moving with acceleration, a=3m/s2 so the mass will be moving with same acceleration as elevator.
Thus from FBD of mass, ma=T−mg
So, tension in the string, T=ma+mg=7(3)+7(9.8)=89.6N