Answer:
The magnitude of the tension in he string is equal to the magnitude of the weight of the object.
Explanation:
According to the Newton's 1st law, An object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
In here, the elevator is moving with a constant speed. So the object must have the equal constant speed. Which means, it has a uniform motion. According to Newton's 1st law, the total unbalanced force on the object must be zero . As we know, there are only two forces are on the object and they are,
The tension in string(T) , The weight of the object(W) .
∴ F = 0
T - W = 0
So to balanced those forces, the magnitude of the tension in the string must be equal to the magnitude of the weight of the object.
B. F<em>spring = k(triangle)</em> x
Combine all of the x's on one side of the equation and then finish the problem!
It's moving, in a straight line and at a constant speed. It can't be accelerating.