A 2.00 kg cat is in a 97.00 kg elevator. What force on the elevator cable would be needed to lower the cat/elevator pair with an acceleration of 2.00 m/s^2 downwards?

A0.750 kg aluminum pan is removed from the stove and plunged into a sink filled with 10.0 kg of water at 293 k. the water temperature quickly rises to 297 k. what was the initial temperature of the aluminum pan? the specific heat of aluminum is ca = 900 j/(kgk) and water is cw = 4190 j/(kgk)