Answer:
a) F = 527.65 N, Force applied is upwards.
b)F = - 527.65 N, where, negative sign depicts Force is applied downwards.
Explanation:
Data provided:
Weight of the firefighter = 756 N
Mass of the firefighter = 756/9.8 = 77.14 Kg
Acceleration, a = 2.96 m/s²
a) In the absence of the pole the firefighter would have been moving down with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s (i.e the acceleration due to the gravity), but due to the presence of the pole the acceleration of the firefighter has been reduced. thus, a force is applied by the pole on the firefighter to reduce the acceleration.
therefore, we have
F = ma(net) = 77.14 × (9.8-2.96) = 527.65 N, Force applied is upwards.
B) According to the Newton's third law, the force will be equal and opposite to the force in the part a)
thus, we have
F = - 527.65 N
