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(II) High-speed elevators function under two limitations: (1) the maximum magnitude of vertical acceleration that a typical human body can experience without discomfort is about 1.2 m/s2, and (2) the typical maximum speed attainable is about 9.0 m/s. You board an elevator on a skyscraper’s ground floor and are transported 180 m above the ground level in three steps: acceleration of magnitude 1.2 m/s2 from rest to 9.0 m/s, followed by constant upward velocity of 9.0 m/s, then deceleration of magnitude 1.2 m/s2 from 9.0 m/s to rest. (a) Determine the elapsed time for each of these 3 stages. (b) Determine the change in the magnitude of the normal force, expressed as a % of your normal weight during each stage. (c) What fraction of the total transport time does the normal force not equal the person’s weight?
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