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You are designing a high-speed elevator for a new skyscraper. The elevator will have a mass limit of2400 kg (including passengers). For passenger comfort, you choose the maximum ascent speed

to be18.0 m/s, the maximum descent speed to be 10.0 m/s, and the maximum acceleration magnitude to be3.80 m/s2. Ignore friction. What is the maximum upward force that the supporting cables exert on the elevator car?

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