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Homework Statement
A 4.50kg crate is suspended from the end of a short vertical rope of negligible mass. An upward force F(t)is applied to the end of the rope, and the height of the crate above its initial position is given by ##y(t) = (2.80m/s)t +(0.61m/s^3)t^3## What is the force at 4 seconds?
Homework Equations
$$F = ma$$
The Attempt at a Solution
Taking the double derivative to get an acceleration equation:
##y'(t) = (3*0.61) t^2 + 2.80##
##y''(t) = a(t) = (0.61*3*2) t = 3.66t##
## F = 4.50 kg * 3.66 * 4.00s = 65.9 N##
Although MasteringPhysics tells me my answer's wrong, it doesn't give any explanation.
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