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A person of mass 60 kg is inside a lift of mass 940 kg and presses the button on control panel. The lift starts moving upwards with an acceleration 1.0 m/s2 . If g = 10ms -2 , the tension in the supporting cable is :

a
8600 N
b
9680 N
c
11000 N
d
1200 N

detailed solution

Correct option is C

Tension in supporting cable = (940 + 60) (10 + 1) = 11000 N

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