You step into the elevator on the ground floor of the Empire State Building. The elevator takes 4.0 s to reach its cruising speed of 10 m/s. If your mass is 60 kg, and gravity pulls on you with 588N of force, what is the normal force provided by the elevator floor? (Hint: Start by finding the acceleration).

You step into the elevator on the ground floor of the Empire State Building. The elevator takes 4.0 s to reach its cruising speed of 10 m/s. If your mass is 60 kg, and gravity pulls on you with 588N of force, what is the normal force provided by the elevator floor? (Hint: Start by finding the acceleration).

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9CQ

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