Now the elevator is moving downward with a velocity of v=-2.7 m/s but accelerating upward with an acceleration of a = 4.7 m/s2. (Note: an upward acceleration when the elevator is moving down means the elevator is slowing down.) What is the force the bottom spring exerts on the bottom mass?
Now the elevator is moving downward with a velocity of v=-2.7 m/s but accelerating upward with an acceleration of a = 4.7 m/s2. (Note: an upward acceleration when the elevator is moving down means the elevator is slowing down.) What is the force the bottom spring exerts on the bottom mass?
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Transcribed Image Text:Now the elevator is moving downward with a velocity of
v=-2.7 m/s but accelerating upward with an
acceleration of a = 4.7 m/s2. (Note: an upward
acceleration when the elevator is moving down means
the elevator is slowing down.) What is the force the
bottom spring exerts on the bottom mass?
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