Question

Elevator is accelerating upward 3.5 M/S2 and has a mass of 300 KG. The force of gravity is 2940 N. What is the tension force pulling elevator up?

Answer 1

T = 3990 N

Step-by-step explanation:

The free body diagram for the elevator consists of a tension force pointing up, and its weight pointing down. So the elevator's net force is:

F = T - 2940N

ad at the same time, using Newton's second law, we have that this net force should equal the elevator's mass (300 kg) times its acceleration (a):

T - 2940N = 300kg (3.5m/s^2)

then

T = 2940 N + 1050 N

T = 3990 N