Thread: Elevator Tension

my professor failed to mention how to deal with tension and what particular equations to use.

An elevator and its load have a combined mass of 2000 kg. Find the tension in the supporting cable when the elevator, originally moving downward at 14 m/s, is brought to rest with constant acceleration in a distance of 50 m.

Originally Posted by BiGpO6790

my professor failed to mention how to deal with tension and what particular equations to use.

An elevator and its load have a combined mass of 2000 kg. Find the tension in the supporting cable when the elevator, originally moving downward at 14 m/s, is brought to rest with constant acceleration in a distance of 50 m.

You seem to have posted all your homework questions on this topic. MHF does provide that sort of service. Please show some effort with these questions. What have you tried? Where do you get stuck?