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A 140 kg load is attached to a crane, which moves the load vertically. Calculate thetension in the cable for the following case:The load accelerates downward at a rate 0.4 m/s^2?

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We will have that the tension will be:


T=(140kg)(0.4m/s^2)\Rightarrow T=56N

So, the tension will be 56 Newtons.

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