Let's call

the mass of the glider and

the total mass of the seven washers hanging from the string.
The net force on the system is given by the weight of the hanging washers:

For Newton's second law, this net force is equal to the product between the total mass of the system (which is

) and the acceleration a:

So, if we equalize the two equations, we get

and from this we can find the acceleration:
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Answer:
5.51 m/s^2
Explanation:
Initial scale reading = 50 kg
assume the greatest scale reading = 78.09 kg
<u>Determine the maximum acceleration for these elevators</u>
At rest the weight is = 50 kg
Weight ( F ) = mg = 50 * 9.81 = 490.5 N<u>
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<u>
</u>At the 10th floor weight = 78.09 kg
Weight at 10th floor ( F ) = 78.09 * 9.81 = 766.11 N
F = change in weight
Change in weight( F ) = ma = 766.11 - 490.5 (we will take the mass as the starting mass as that mass is calculated when the body is at rest)
50 * a = 275.61
Hence the maximum acceleration ( a ) = 275.61 / 50 = 5.51 m/s^2
For an object that travels at a fixed speed along a circular path, the acceleration of the object is LARGER IN MAGNITUDE THE SMALLER THE RADIUS OF CIRCLE.