Find the measure of angle x in the figure below:

Rachel has been reading her physics book. She takes her weighing scales into an elevator and stands on them. If her normal weigh

GrogVix [38]

Answer:

345 N

Explanation:

Given:

Normal weight of Rachel (mg) = 690 N

Case 1: Upward motion of elevator

Given:

Acceleration of elevator (a) = 0.25 g

The scale reading is given by the normal force acting on Rachel. Let N₁ be the normal force.

So, the net force acting on Rachel is given as:

$F_{net}=N_1-mg=N_1-690$

Now, from Newton's second law:

$F_{net}=ma\\\\N_1-690=m\times 0.25g\\\\N_1-690=0.25\times (mg)\\\\N_1-690=0.25\times 690\\\\N_1=690+172.5=862.5\ N------(1)$

Case 2: Downward motion of elevator

Given:

Acceleration of elevator (a) = 0.25 g

The scale reading is given by the normal force acting on Rachel. Let N₂ be the normal force.

So, the net force acting on Rachel is given as:

$F_{net}=mg-N_2=690-N_2$

Now, from Newton's second law:

$F_{net}=ma\\\\690-N_2=m\times 0.25g\\\\690-N_2=0.25\times (mg)\\\\690-N_2=0.25\times 690\\\\N_2=690-172.5=517.5\ N------(2)$

Now, the difference in the scale reading is obtained by subtracting equation (2) from equation (1). This gives,

$Difference=N_1-N_2=862.5-517.5=345\ N$

Therefore, the difference between the up and down scale readings is 345 N.

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grandymaker [24]

Answer:

Ferromagnetism, physical phenomenon in which certain electrically uncharged materials strongly attract others. Two materials found in nature, lodestone (or magnetite, an oxide of iron, Fe3O4) and iron, have the ability to acquire such attractive powers, and they are often called natural ferromagnets.

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Keith_Richards [23]

Answer:

A

Explanation:

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Answer:

It reveals that light is a wave

Explanation:

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