A person who has a mass of 47 kg is standing in an elevator which is accelerating downward. Acceleration due to gravity is 10 m/s2. a) At what rate (in m/s2) must the elevator accelerate for the person to feel weightless? b) How heavy (in N) does the person feel if the elevator is accelerating downward at 3.3 m/s2?

A person who has a mass of 47 kg is standing in an elevator which is accelerating downward. Acceleration due to gravity is 10 m/s2. a) At what rate (in m/s2) must the elevator accelerate for the person to feel weightless? b) How heavy (in N) does the person feel if the elevator is accelerating downward at 3.3 m/s2?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter4: The Laws Of Motion

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Problem 33P: Two blocks, each of mass m = 3.50 kg, are hung from the ceiling of an elevator as in Figure P4.33....

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