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Given information

The following information's are given in the question:

Mass of the elevator( max mass  cable can withstand) ,

 safety factor,   

Acceleration of the elevator,  

 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

Free body diagram for the elevator is as shown below:

represents the Tension in the cable

represents the weight of the elevator 

represents the upward force resulting in acceleration  

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