You’re exploring a cave. Standing in a low cavern, you steady yourself by pushing straight up on the rock ceiling. Identify the
forces acting on you
1 answer:
Explanation:
The attached figure shows the free diagram of the person standing in a low cavern.
The forces acting on the person are as follows :
1. Its weight, mg (in downward direction)
2. F₁ = Force exerted by the Earth on the person (in upward direction)
3. F₂ = Force exerted by the ceiling on the person (in downward direction)
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Answer:
a 10.6 m/s²
Explanation:
Since F = ma (Force = mass * acceleration), acceleration would be...
a = F/m
a = 302 N/28.6
a 10.6 m/s²