A steel cable supports a lift that can carry a maximum load of 1600Kg and it moves with an acceleration (a). (Young modulus of steel (Y)=3x1011 N/m2. Proportional limit stress =2x1010N/m2). Determine whether the maximum tension in the cable occurs as the lift is ascending or descending. And if this maximum tensile force is 25 KN, determine the value of the acceleration (a)?

c. convergent boundary.

explanation:

force is based upon mass and acceleration.the statement is not always true.

it can be explained from newton's second law of motion.

as per newton's second law of motion the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the applied force and takes place along the direction of force.

mathematically it can be written as -

                                              ⇒      

here   k is the proportionality constant whose value is 1.

                                                            [a is the acceleration=dv/dt]

hence we see that force not only depends on mass and acceleration but also on velocity and rate of change of mass. force f will depend on mass and acceleration only when mass is constant.

hence the statement that force is based upon mass and acceleration is false.