a 60 kg woman in a elevator is accelerating upward at a rate of 1.2 m/s2. What is the gravitational force acting upon the woman?

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Flura [38]3 years ago

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The gravitational force acting upon the woman is equal to <u>-588.6N</u>

Why?

To solve the problem, we need to consider that two forces are acting upon the woman, the first one is related to her weight and the second one is related to the acceleration of the elevator.

Gravitational force acting upon the woman:

$Force=m*gravityacceleration\\\\Force=60kg*-9.81\frac{m}{s^{2}}=-588.6N$

Hence, we have that the gravitational force acting upon the woman is equal to -588.6N.

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