Question

A 9.37 kg ball is hanging by a string from the ceiling of a car on a level road, if the car's acceleration is 1.37 m/s/s, what is the magnitude of the tension (N) in the string?

Answer 1

@TheSmartOne

Answer 2

let me try, first you need to find the Normal force acting on the ball on the vertical axis...
FN = mass X Gravity
FN = 9.37Kg X 9.80m/sec^2
FN = 91.14N
That the force acting on the ball due to gravity.....