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Zina [86]
3 years ago
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A 45.0-kg person steps on a scale in an elevator. The scale reads 460 n. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the elevat

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Physics
1 answer:
S_A_V [24]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

0.42 m/s^2

Explanation:

There are two forces acting on the person as he's standing on the scale in the elevator:

- Its weight, mg, downward, with m = 45.0 kg being his mass and g = 9.8 m/s^2 being the acceleration of gravity

- The normal reaction exerted by the scale on the person, N, upward, which is equal to the value read on the scale, N = 460 N

Using Newton's second law, we can write

N-mg = ma

Where a is the acceleration of the person (and of the elevator). Solving for a,

a=\frac{N-mg}{m}=\frac{460-(45)(9.8)}{45}=0.42 m/s^2

And since we chose positive as the upward direction, the acceleration is upward.

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