A cable is lifting a construction worker and a crate, as the drawing shows. The weights of the worker and crate are 924 and 1510 N, respectively. The acceleration of the cable is 0.620 m/s2, upward.
(a) What is the tension in the cable below the worker?
? N
(b) What is the tension in the cable above the worker?
? N
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(a) What is the tension in the cable below the worker?
T1 = (1,510)(1 + 0.620/9.80665)
T1 = 1,605.5 N
(b) What is the tension in the cable above the worker?
t2 = (1,510 + 924)(1 + 0.620/9.80665)
t2 = 2,587.9 N