A person stands on a scale inside an elevator at rest (see the figure below). The scale reads W = 895 N. W (a) What is the person's mass? kg a (b) The elevator accelerates upward momentarily at the rate of a = 4 m/s2. What does the scale read then? N (c) The elevator then moves with a steady speed of 7 m/s. What does the scale read now? N

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A person stands on a scale inside an elevator at rest (see the figure below). The scale reads W = 895 N.
W
(a) What is the person's mass?
kg
a
(b) The elevator accelerates upward momentarily at the rate of a = 4 m/s2. What does the scale read then?
N
(c) The elevator then moves with a steady speed of 7 m/s. What does the scale read now?
N
Transcribed Image Text:A person stands on a scale inside an elevator at rest (see the figure below). The scale reads W = 895 N. W (a) What is the person's mass? kg a (b) The elevator accelerates upward momentarily at the rate of a = 4 m/s2. What does the scale read then? N (c) The elevator then moves with a steady speed of 7 m/s. What does the scale read now? N
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Initial speed of elevator is zero.

Reading of scale when elevator is at rest W=895 N

Acceleration of elevator when it move upwards a=4 ms2

 

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