If lift at rest or moving with constant velocity, the reaction R will be equal to the weight of the student, W R=W

REACTION FORCE WILL BE MORE THAN THE WEIGHT OF THE STUDENT, W. F=R-W ma=R-mg R=ma+mg

The reaction force R will be less than the weight of the student, W. F=W-R ma=mg-R R=mg-ma

A cat of mass 7.0 kg rests on a weighing machine in a lift. What is the weight of the cat when the lift a) moves upwards with an acceleration of 2.0ms-2? b) Moves downwards with an acceleration of 3.0ms-2? c) Moves downwards with a constant velocity? (use g=10ms-2)

A mass of 2kg is suspended from the roof of a lift by a spring balance as shown in Figure 2.78. What will the reading on the spring balance be if the lift is accelerating upwards with a constant acceleration of 1ms-2 ? (g=10ms-2 )

As the lift is accelerating upwards, the resultant force that acts on the mass will be given by: F= R-W ma= R-mg R=ma +mg =m (a+g) =2(1+10) =22 N Reading on the spring balance= 22N

A 15 kg box is supported on a rope that passes through a pulley. The other end of the rope is held by a 45kg students standing on a weighing machine as shown in Figure 2.79(a). Assuming that the pulley is smooth and the rope is of negligible mass, what will the reading on the weighing machine be when (a) the box is at rest? (b) the box is accelerates upwards with an acceleration of 2 ms-2 ?(g=10ms-2)

(a) As the rope is at rest, the tension T1 in the rope is equal to the weight of the box m1g. (m1=mass of the box) T1=m1g =15 x 10 =150N Since the students is also at rest, the sum of normal reaction R1 and the tension in the rope T1 is equal to the weight of the student m2g. m2= mass of the student R1+T1= m2g R1= m2g-T1 = 45 (10) -150 = 300N

(b) The forces that act on the system when the box accelerates upwards is shown in Figure 2.79(c). As the box accelerates upwards with an acceleration of 2ms-2, the resultant force on the box is F=T2-m1g m1a=T2-m1g T2 = m1a+m1g =m1 (a+g) =15(2+10) =180N

Since the student is at rest, the sum of the normal reaction R2 and the tension is the rope T2 is equal to the weight of the student m2g. R2+T2 = m2g R 2 = m 2g T 2 =45(10)-180 =270N

An object of mass 30kg is supported by a force F in the pulley system shown in Figure 2.68. Assuming that the pulley us smooth and is negligible mass, find the force F when (a) The object moves upwards with a constant velocity (b) The object moves upwards with an acceleration of 2 ms-2?

(a) When the object moves with a constant velocity, the forces act on it are in equilibrium, thus the applied force F will equal to the weight of the object W. F=W = mg = 30 x 10 = 300N

(b) Resultant force F=F-W ma=F-W 30(2)=F-300 F=360N

(F=ma)

The force F=360N when the object acceleration at 2ms-2.

A 5 kg mass is used to accelerate a 3kg trolley along a table as shown in Figure.The friction between the table and the trolley is 10N.Assuming that the pulley is smooth and the string is negligible,find (a) The resultant force that acts on the system (b) The acceleration on the system (c) The tension in the string

(a)Resultant force, F=W-f =5(10)-10 =40N (b) F=ma a= F = 40 m 5+3 =5ms-2

(c) tension of the string

F=T-f ma=T-f T=ma +f =3(5) +10 =25N