A rope of negligible mass pulls a 38-kg block block vertically upward with a constant acceleration of 6.0 meters per second squared. What is the tension of the rope?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

M*(g + a) = 38*(9.8 + 6.0)
= 600.4 Netwons