High School Climbing Rope: Physics and Forces on Ceiling

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When a person climbs a rope with mass, the forces acting on the ceiling include both the force exerted by the climber and the weight of the rope itself. The ceiling must exert a force equal to the climber's force plus the gravitational force acting on the rope, which is calculated as the mass of the rope multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity. Unlike a massless rope, where all force is transferred directly, the presence of rope mass means the ceiling experiences additional load. The climber's acceleration does not affect the rope's weight, as the rope remains stationary. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for analyzing the forces involved in climbing scenarios.
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When a perosn is climbing up a rope with mass a ( attached to ceiling) with acceleration a how does the physics work and what forces will be applied on ceiling?
I know when the rope is massless all the force gets transferred ,but now hwat will happen
 
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Let me first propose to use ##m_{\rm rope}## instead of a for the mass of the rope (it isn't wise to use the same symbol for two different things, to put it mildly).

The ceiling has to exert the same force as when the rope is massles, plus the constant force ##m_{\rm rope} \; g##. (the rope does not accelerate or anything)
 
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