The tension on a string from which a 5.00kg object is suspended in an elevator is T=(44.0j)N. What is the acceleration of the elevator? Specify the acceleration in unit vector notation.
T - Mg = M a with positive force upward.
a = T/m - g = 8.8 - 9.8 = -1.0 m/s^2
Multiply that by a j vector to denote the downward acceleration