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A 40kg bucket is being lifted by a rope. The rope is guaranteed not to break if the tension is 500N or less. The bucket, started from rest, after being lifted for 3m, it is moving at 3m/s. Assuming that the acceleration is constant, is the rope in danger of breaking? Justify your answer by including the tension in the rope.

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