a motor pulls up a block suspended on a string, so that the tension in the string is equal to the qeight force on the block. the block has mass m, the distance raised is h and the power output of the motor is P. what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the block?

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Bobbie

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10 May, 06:45

a motor pulls up a block suspended on a string, so that the tension in the string is equal to the qeight force on the block. the block has mass m, the distance raised is h and the power output of the motor is P. what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the block?

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Stanley Sellers · Answer 1

Let T be the tension in the string and mg is the weight of the block.

T = mg

By using Newton's second law

T - mg = ma

mg - mg = ma

a = 0

Thus, the acceleration is zero.