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Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

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Zach, whose mass is 80 kg, is in an elevator going up at 6.0 m/s. The elevator takes 2.0 s to stop at the top floor.

What is the initial velocity, final velocity, and acceleration?

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$Z a c h i s g o i n g u p w a r d i n t h e e l e v a t o r, w i t h a c o n s \tan t s p e e d . E v e n t u a l l y t h e e l e v a t o r s t o p s a t t h e t o p f l o o r w h i c h m e a n s t h a t t h e f i n a l v e l o c i t y i s z e r o . W e c a n a p p l y N e w t o n' s E q u a t i o n o f M o t i o n, v = u + a t . . . . . . . (1) w h e r e, v i s t h e f i n a l v e l o c i t y u i s t h e i n i t i a l v e l o c i t y a i s t h e a c c e l e r a t i o n t i s t h e t i m e r e q u i r e d f r o m u t o v$

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