Question
. A rescue helicopter lifts a stretcher case off a hillside. The injured climber and stretcher have a mass of 180 kg and the rope supporting them has a breaking force of 2000 N. Calculate:
(a) the tension in the rope when the stretcher and climber are suspended from the rope at rest
(b) the maximum vertical acceleration possible before the rope breaks
(a) the tension in the rope when the stretcher and climber are suspended from the rope at rest
(b) the maximum vertical acceleration possible before the rope breaks