A woman is conquering her fear of heights by going bungee jumping. She has a mass of 90 kg. She falls from the tower for a few s

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A woman is conquering her fear of heights by going bungee jumping. She has a mass of 90 kg. She falls from the tower for a few s

econds before the bungee cord begins pulling back on her with a force of 500 N. What will the magnitude of her acceleration be after the bungee cord begins pulling on her

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Serhud [2] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-13T07:46:15+03:00

Serhud [2]3 years ago

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Answer:

Explanation:

weight of woman acting downwards = 90 x 10 = 900 N

force by bungee cord in upward direction = 500 N

net force = 900 - 500 = 400 N in downward direction

acceleration in downward direction

= 400 / 90

= 4.44 m /s²