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Posted by laura on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 5:01pm.

A person in an elevator is holding a 15 kg block by a cord rated to withstand a tension of 180 N. When the elevator starts up, the cord breaks. What was the magnitude of the minimum acceleration of the elevator?

physics 101 - Anonymous, Monday, September 24, 2012 at 3:17pm
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physics 101 - Anonymous, Monday, September 24, 2012 at 3:17pm
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