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ok i ahd a set of problems on a basic physics class and im stock in one help
problem reads:
A crane lifts a 2000-kg mass upwards. if the tension in the cable is 20,000 N, what is the acceleration of the block?
what I did is use a= f/m = 20000N/2000 kg = 10m/s square
but the answer says its 0.2m/secs square
I know that if I divided 2000N by 500 and get 400 and then 400N / 2000kg gives me 0.2m/sec square but i dont get why at all lol can someone plz explain this to me
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Hi. My name is gravity, if you live on earth I pull you down with nearly constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s^2. In other words I exert 9.8 Newtons of force of on you for every kilogram you weigh.
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if i multiply the 2000kg by g it gives me 19600
but then what do I do with that number? if I divide by 20000 i still dont get the answer...
im really bad at this lol so dont laugh at me ._.
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Free body diagrams! They help a lot
Fnet = T + Fg, where T = tension force and Fg is the force of gravity.
Fnet = 20 000N + (-9.81m/s^2)(2000kg) Fnet = 380 N
Find the acceleration of the block:
F = ma 380 N = (2000kg)(a) a = 0.19 m/s^2
which is roughly 0.2 m/s^2.
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thank you Agu.. now that I see it like that I get it =D
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thanks guys <3 i been in college for 2 years and its the first physics class I ever take in my life lol
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On September 23 2008 12:02 randombum wrote: Hi. My name is gravity, if you live on earth I pull you down with nearly constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s^2. In other words I exert 9.8 Newtons of force of on you for every kilogram you weigh. loool
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On September 23 2008 12:02 randombum wrote: Hi. My name is gravity, if you live on earth I pull you down with nearly constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s^2. In other words I exert 9.8 Newtons of force of on you for every kilogram you weigh.
I wish I could have said this- thanks for making it funny =)
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On September 23 2008 12:57 Meta wrote:Show nested quote +On September 23 2008 12:02 randombum wrote: Hi. My name is gravity, if you live on earth I pull you down with nearly constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s^2. In other words I exert 9.8 Newtons of force of on you for every kilogram you weigh. I wish I could have said this- thanks for making it funny =)
I'm glad it was funny, but it would've been far better if he managed to get the answer from it. O well, he got the answer soon enough after anyways.
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On September 23 2008 12:15 mAKiTO wrote: if i multiply the 2000kg by g it gives me 19600
but then what do I do with that number? if I divide by 20000 i still dont get the answer...
im really bad at this lol so dont laugh at me ._.
haw haw to you
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On September 23 2008 12:18 IntoTheWow wrote:
that's hot
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On September 23 2008 12:02 randombum wrote: Hi. My name is gravity, if you live on earth I pull you down with nearly constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s^2. In other words I exert 9.8 Newtons of force of on you for every kilogram you weigh. man. why do we need the LHC when we have you
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