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**Elevator Design Problem** *Scenario*: You are designing a high-speed elevator for a new skyscraper. The elevator will have a mass limit of 2400 kg (including passengers). For passenger comfort, you choose the maximum ascent speed to be 18.0 m/s, the maximum descent speed to be 10.0 m/s, and the maximum acceleration magnitude to be 4.40 m/s². Ignore friction. **Problem Statement**: What is the minimum time it will take the elevator to ascend from the lobby to the observation deck, a vertical displacement of 640 m? - **Input your answer in**: ______ s

**Elevator Design Problem** *Scenario*: You are designing a high-speed elevator for a new skyscraper. The elevator will have a mass limit of 2400 kg (including passengers). For passenger comfort, you choose the maximum ascent speed to be 18.0 m/s, the maximum descent speed to be 10.0 m/s, and the maximum acceleration magnitude to be 4.40 m/s². Ignore friction. **Problem Statement**: What is the minimum time it will take the elevator to ascend from the lobby to the observation deck, a vertical displacement of 640 m? - **Input your answer in**: ______ s

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**Elevator Design Problem** *Scenario*: You are designing a high-speed elevator for a new skyscraper. The elevator will have a mass limit of 2400 kg (including passengers). For passenger comfort, you choose the maximum ascent speed to be 18.0 m/s, the maximum descent speed to be 10.0 m/s, and the maximum acceleration magnitude to be 4.40 m/s². Ignore friction. **Problem Statement**: What is the minimum time it will take the elevator to ascend from the lobby to the observation deck, a vertical displacement of 640 m? - **Input your answer in**: ______ s
Transcribed Image Text:**Elevator Design Problem** *Scenario*: You are designing a high-speed elevator for a new skyscraper. The elevator will have a mass limit of 2400 kg (including passengers). For passenger comfort, you choose the maximum ascent speed to be 18.0 m/s, the maximum descent speed to be 10.0 m/s, and the maximum acceleration magnitude to be 4.40 m/s². Ignore friction. **Problem Statement**: What is the minimum time it will take the elevator to ascend from the lobby to the observation deck, a vertical displacement of 640 m? - **Input your answer in**: ______ s
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The vertical displacement is h=640 m

The acceleration is a=4.40 m/s2

The velocity in the upward direction vup=18.0 m/s

The velocity in the downward direction vdown=10.0 m/s

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