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How much tension must a rope withstand to accellerate a 1200kg car vertically upwards at 0.8m/s^2? Show Working?

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  • 5 years ago

    The tension in the rope is doing two things. It is supporting the weight of the car and causing the car to accelerate as it moves upward. The tension is equal to the sum of these two forces.

    Weight = 1200 * 9.8 = 11,760 N

    Force up = 1200 * 0.8 = 960 N

    T = 11,760 + 960 = 12,720 N

  • alex
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    T-mg=ma

    solve for T

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Wat?

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