Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Mike Joseph on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 5:06pm.

A 14.0 kg bucket is lowered vertically by a rope in which there is 181 N of tension at a given instant.

What is the acceleration of the bucket?

May someone please walk me through this problem step by step. Thank you

Physics - Elena, Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 7:48am
ma=mg-T
a=g- (T/m)

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