1. A 3.6 kg mass cat sits in an elevator 200 kg mass elevator. The elevator...

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1. A 3.6 kg mass cat sits in an elevator 200 kg mass elevator. The elevator is pulled upward with a constant velocity of 2.4 m/s by a cable. a. Draw a free-body diagram for the elevator and another for the cat. Make sure to label each force acting on the object of interest. b. Determine the force the elevator exerts on the cat (the normal force). c. Determine the tension in the elevator cable. d. The elevator begins to accelerate downward with a constant acceleration of 0.5 m/s². Determine the normal force the elevator exerts on the cat now. e. Determine the tension in the elevator cable now that the elevator is accelerating downward. f. The elevator begins to accelerate upward with a constant acceleration of 1.7 m/s². Determine the normal force the elevator exerts on the cat now. The normal force is the force read by a scale. The normal force is equivalent to the apparent weight of the cat. g. What is the apparent weight of the cat if the elevator cable is cut so that the elevator accelerates downward at 9.8m/s²? 1. A 3.6 kg mass cat sits in an elevator 200 kg mass elevator. The elevator is pulled upward with a constant velocity of 2.4 m/s by a cable. a. Draw a free-body diagram for the elevator and another for the cat. Make sure to label each force acting on the object of interest. b. Determine the force the elevator exerts on the cat (the normal force). c. Determine the tension in the elevator cable. d. The elevator begins to accelerate downward with a constant acceleration of 0.5 m/s². Determine the normal force the elevator exerts on the cat now. e. Determine the tension in the elevator cable now that the elevator is accelerating downward. f. The elevator begins to accelerate upward with a constant acceleration of 1.7 m/s². Determine the normal force the elevator exerts on the cat now. The normal force is the force read by a scale. The normal force is equivalent to the apparent weight of the cat. g. What is the apparent weight of the cat if the elevator cable is cut so that the elevator accelerates downward at 9.8m/s²?