Question

1.- An elevator is being lowered at a constant speed by a steel cable attached to an electric motor. Which statement is correct? A. The cable does positive work on the elevator, and the elevator does positive work on the cable. B. The cable does positive work on the elevator, and the elevator does negative work on the cable. C. The cable does negative work on the elevator, and the elevator does positive work on the cable. D. The cable does negative work on the elevator, and the elevator does negative work on the cable

Answer 1

the correct one is C

Step-by-step explanation:

For this exercise we must use the work definition

W = F. s

Where the bold characters indicate vectors and the point is the scalar producer

W = F s cos θ

Where θ is the angles between force and displacement.

Let us support this in our case. The cable creates an upward tension and with the elevator going down the angle between them is 180º so the work of the cable on the elevator is negative.

The evade has a downward force, its weight so the force goes down and the displacement goes down, as both are in the same direction the work is positive

When examining the statements the correct one is C