Answer:[tex]0.535 m/s^2[/tex]
Explanation:
Given
mass of climber[tex](m_1)=63.2 kg[/tex]
Distance between rock and cliff=48.6 m
mass of rock[tex](m_2)=1220[/tex]
let T be the tension in the rope
Thus [tex]T-m_1g=m_1a[/tex]------1
where a is the acceleration of system
Also for Rock
[tex]T=m_2a[/tex]------2
From 1 & 2 we can say that
[tex]m_1\left [ g+a\right ]=m_2\left [ a\right ][/tex]
[tex]g+a=\frac{1220}{63.2}\left [ a\right ][/tex]
g+a=19.303 a
g=18.303 a
[tex]a=\frac{g}{18.303}[/tex]
[tex]a=0.535 m/s^2 [/tex]
Thus climber is decelerating with [tex]0.535 m/s^2[/tex]
time to cover 48.6 m
[tex]48.6=\frac{0.535t^2}{2}[/tex]
t=13.47 s