Question: Using a rope that will snap if the tension in it exceeds 387N, you need to lower a bundle of old roofing material weighing 449

Using a rope that will snap if the tension in it exceeds 387N, you need to lower a bundle of old roofing material weighing 449 N from a point 6.1 m above the ground.

(a) What magnitude of the bundle's acceleration will put the rope on the verge of snapping?

(b) At that acceleration, with what speed would the bundle hit the ground?

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