The fuel assembly of mass M for a nuclear reactor is being lifted out from the core of the nuclear reactor using the pulley system shown. It is hoisted upward with a constant acceleration such that s = 0 and v = 0 when t = 0 and s = s₁ when t = t₁. Determine the tension in the cable at A during the motion.

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Units Used: kN = 10³ N Given: M = 500 kg = 2.5 m $1 = t1 = 1.5 S g 8 = 9.81 2 S