A painter is raising himself and the crate on which he stands with an acceleration of 5m/s² by a massless rope–and–pulley arrangement. Mass of painter is 100 kg and that of the crate is 50 kg. If g = 10 m/s², then :


Let us assume tension force in the wire is T. Then net force acting on man and crate in upward direction is 2T. Gravitational force acting in downward direction is (50+100) g = 1500 N. Writing equation of motion for the system.
2T- 1500 = 150 × a
⇒ 2T- 1500 = 150 × 5
⇒ 2T = 750 +1500 = 2250
⇒ T = 1125 N
