Consider an elevator moving downward and speeding up with an acceleration of 2 m/s2. The mass of the elevator is 100 kg. Ignore air resistance. What is the tension in the cable
{"Image DocumentName": "Consider an elevator moving downward and speeding up with an acceleration of 2 m/s2. The mass of the elevator is 100 kg. Ignore air resistance. What is the tension in the cable?", "Image ImageDescription": "Identify Forces: Tension in cable, weight of the elevator. Draw freebody diagram. Chose coordinate system: Let up be the +y direction and down \u2013y. Then : Translate the FBD into an algebraic expression. T-W = m(-a) so. T-(100 kg)(9.8 m/s2) = (100 kg)(-2 m/s2) v. T. W=Fg earth\uf0aeelevator. a. Note: No negative sign.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}