An elevator starts from rest with a constant upward acceleration and moves 1 m in the first 1.4 s. A passenger in the elevator is holding a 3.3 kg bundle at the end of a vertical cord. What is the tension in the cord as the elevator accelerates?

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Answer:

35.71 N

Explanation:

The elevator starts from the rest means its initial velocity is zero.

Given that, the height achieved by the elevator in 1.4 s will be, [tex]S=1m[/tex]

Given that the mass of the bundle which is hold by passenger is, [tex]m=3.3 kg[/tex]

Now according to second equation of motion.

[tex]S=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^{2}[/tex]

Here, S is the height, u is the initial velocity, t is the time taken, and a is the acceleration.

Now initial velocity is zero therefore,

[tex]S=\frac{1}{2}at^{2}\\a=\frac{2S}{t^{2} }[/tex]

According to the free body diagram tension and acceleration in upward direction and weight is in downward direction.

So,

[tex]ma=T-mg\\T=m(g+a)[/tex]

Put the value of a from the above

[tex]T=m(g+\frac{2S}{t^{2} })[/tex]

Put all the variables.

[tex]T=3.3(9.8+\frac{2\times 1}{1.4^{2} })\\T=3.3(9.8+1.02)\\t=35.71N[/tex]

This the required tension.

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