Answer:

Downward
Explanation:
We are given that
Mass of monkey=12.8 kg
Tension=156 N
We have to find the magnitude of the elevator's minimum acceleration.

Where 
Substitute the values



Hence, the acceleration =
Direction of the elevator's minimum acceleration is downward because the elevator moves downwards.
Answer:
a) 4.485 kg b) 3.94 kg
Explanation:
since the maximum tension the line can stand is 44 N and for question a the speed is constant (acceleration must be zero since the velocity or speed is not changing), F(tension) = mass * acceleration due to gravity (g) .
44 = m * 9.81m/s^2
m = 44/9.81 = 4.485kg
b) F(tension) = ma + mg ( where a is the acceleration of the body and g is the acceleration of the gravity)
44 = m (a +g)
44 = m (1.37 + 9.81)
44/11.18 = m
m = 3.94 kg
Answer:
The surface gravity g of the planet is 1/4 of the surface gravity on earth.
Explanation:
Surface gravity is given by the following formula:

So the gravity of both the earth and the planet is written in terms of their own radius, so we get:


The problem tells us the radius of the planet is twice that of the radius on earth, so:

If we substituted that into the gravity of the planet equation we would end up with the following formula:

Which yields:

So we can now compare the two gravities:

When simplifying the ratio we end up with:

So the gravity acceleration on the surface of the planet is 1/4 of that on the surface of Earth.