Walker, Halliday & Resnick — Force and Motion-I: Problem 43

43 In Fig. 5-33, a chain consisting of five links, each of mass 0.100 kg, is lifted vertically with constant acceleration of magnitude \( a = 2.50 \text{ m/s}^2 \). Find the magnitudes of (a) the force on link 1 from link 2, (b) the force on link 2 from link 3, (c) the force on link 3 from link 4, and (d) the force on link 4 from link 5. Then find the magnitudes of (e) the force \( \vec{F} \) on the top link from the person lifting the chain and (f) the net force accelerating each link.