A spring balance,which is suspended from the roof of a lift, carries a mass of 1kg at its free end. If the lift accelerates upwards at 2.5ms-2, determine the reading on the spring balance. [g = 10ms-2]

a

24.0N

b

12.5N

c

7.5N

d

4.0N

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giwish
8 years ago

wrong W=m(g-a) since it z accelerating upwards

ansa is 7.5N

peter samson
9 years ago

good explanation

Truss
1 year ago

T=m(g+a) when accelerating upward
T=1(10+2.5)
T=1(12.5)
T=12.5✓🖕🙏👍👎

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