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A 5kg mass is pulled upwards with an acceleration of 0.25 m/s². solve for the following: a. create a force diagram for this situation

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The force diagram on the 5 kg mass consists of 1.25 N upward force (F) and 1.25 N downward force (W).

How to create the force diagram?

The force diagram is created by applying the following formula as shown below;

The forces acting on the mass include upward force and downward force.

The magnitude of the upward force is calculated as follows;

F = ma

where;

  • m is the mass.
  • a is the acceleration

F = 5 kg x 0.25 m/s²

F = 1.25 N

According Newton's third law of motion, the magnitude of downward force will be equal to the magnitude of the upward force.

A 5kg mass is pulled upwards with an acceleration of 0.25 m/s². solve for the following-example-1
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