a 2500 kg wrecking ball is hanging from a cable that is 3.0 m long and the wreck

ID: 1271774 • Letter: A

Question

a 2500 kg wrecking ball is hanging from a cable that is 3.0 m long and the wrecking ball is being lowered to the ground at a constant speed.

Which of the following statements is true?

a) the weight of the wrecking ball is less than the magnitude of the tension force on the ball.

b) the magnitude of the gravitational force on the wrecking ball is larger than the magnitude of the tension froce on the ball.

c) the magnitude of the gravitational force on the wrecking ball is equal to the magnitude of the tencsion force on the ball

d) the weight and the tension force are both pointing in the same direction but the magnitudes are not related.

f) none of the above are correct.

c) the magnitude of the gravitational force on the wrecking ball is equal to the magnitude of the tencsion force on the ball

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