A 55-kg woman holds a 8-kg package as she stands within an elevator which briefly accelerates upward at a rate of 0.29g. Determine the force Rwhich the elevator floor exerts on her feet and the lifting force L which she exerts on the package during the acceleration interval. If the elevator support cables suddenly and completely fail, what values would R and L acquire? 8kg 0.299 55kg Answers: While accelerating, R= N L= After the cables fail, R= N L- z z

A 55-kg woman holds a 8-kg package as she stands within an elevator which briefly accelerates upward at a rate of 0.29g. Determine the force Rwhich the elevator floor exerts on her feet and the lifting force L which she exerts on the package during the acceleration interval. If the elevator support cables suddenly and completely fail, what values would R and L acquire? 8kg 0.299 55kg Answers: While accelerating, R= N L= After the cables fail, R= N L- z z

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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