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Zielflug [23.3K]
3 years ago
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A student stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator at rest on the 64th floor of a building. The scale reads 839 N. As the eleva

tor moves up, the scale reading increases to 924 N, then decreases back to 839 N. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s 2 . Find the acceleration of the elevator. Answer in units of m/s 2 .
Physics
1 answer:
Vlada [557]3 years ago
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Explanation:

It is given that,

As the elevator moves the scale reading increases to 924 N, then decreases back to 839 N.

When the elevator is at rest, the scale reads 839 N.

W=mg

m=\dfrac{W}{g}

m=\dfrac{839}{9.8}

m = 85.61 kg

We need to find the acceleration of the elevator. When the elevator moves up, the force acting on it can be written as :

N-mg=ma

N=m(g+a)

924=85.61\times (g+a)

10.79-9.8=a

a=0.99\ m/s^2

So, the acceleration of the elevator is 0.99\ m/s^2. Hence, this is the required solution.

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