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Lerok
8 days ago
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A window washer on a hanging platform cleans the outside of windows on a skyscraper. The washer hoists the platform up the side

of the building by pulling down on a rope that runs up over a pulley and then runs back down and connects to the top of the platform. The combined mass of the washer and the platform is 100kg, and the washer pulls on the rope with a force of 800N. What is the acceleration of the platform?

Physics
1 answer:
kicyunya [1K]8 days ago
6 0

Answer:

The acceleration of the platform is - 1.8 m/s²

Explanation:

The net force on a body causes that body to accelerate in the direction of the resultant force applied.

Setting up the force equilibrium for the configuration:

ma = 800 - mg

100a = 800 - 100×9.8

100a = - 180

100a = - 180

a = - 1.8 m/s²

This indicates that the body is falling downward.

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Clarification:

Refer to the diagram indicating the charges on the specified sphere (see attachment).

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E(r) = 0 for b<r<c.      Equation 3

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We understand that electric potential correlates with the electric field through

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Hence, Q = q - q + q = q

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