A 560 N physics student stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator that is supported by a cable. The combined mass of student plus elevator is 870 kg. As the elevator starts moving, the scale reads 400 N. Part A Find the acceleration of the elevator (magnitude and direction). Express your answer with the appropriate units. Enter positive value if the direction of the acceleration is upward and negative value if the direction of the acceleration is downward. a₁ = 44 μA Submit Part B Value Submit b G μA Value 2 x-10⁰ Units Previous Answers Request Answer * Incorrect; Try Again; 8 attempts remaining You have not used the correct expression for Newton's second law. Recall that Newton's second law should have been applied to the physics student, not the student plus elevator. Request Answer E ? What is the acceleration if the scale reads 770 N? Express your answer with the appropriate units. Enter positive value if the direction of the acceleration is upward and negative value if the direction of the acceleration is downward. Units input for part A TWE Units ?

A 560 N physics student stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator that is supported by a cable. The combined mass of student plus elevator is 870 kg. As the elevator starts moving, the scale reads 400 N. Part A Find the acceleration of the elevator (magnitude and direction). Express your answer with the appropriate units. Enter positive value if the direction of the acceleration is upward and negative value if the direction of the acceleration is downward. a₁ = 44 μA Submit Part B Value Submit b G μA Value 2 x-10⁰ Units Previous Answers Request Answer * Incorrect; Try Again; 8 attempts remaining You have not used the correct expression for Newton's second law. Recall that Newton's second law should have been applied to the physics student, not the student plus elevator. Request Answer E ? What is the acceleration if the scale reads 770 N? Express your answer with the appropriate units. Enter positive value if the direction of the acceleration is upward and negative value if the direction of the acceleration is downward. Units input for part A TWE Units ?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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