OCR MEI M1 2009 January — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2009
SessionJanuary
TopicNewton's laws and connected particles

5 A man of mass 75 kg is standing in a lift. He is holding a parcel of mass 5 kg by means of a light inextensible string, as shown in Fig. 5. The tension in the string is 55 N . \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{93a5d409-ade4-418b-9c09-620d97df97de-3_456_476_833_833} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 5}
\end{figure}
  1. Find the upward acceleration.
  2. Find the reaction on the man of the lift floor.