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An ascending elevator, hanging from a cable, is coming to a stop. Which forces are acting on the elevator? In which direction are those forces?

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Three forces that are acting on the elevator are:

  • the weight of the elevator, W=mgW=mg, downward;
  • the tension, TT, upward;
  • the deceleration force, F=maF=ma, upward

where mm is the mass of the elevator.

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