Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5.6, Problem 6EYU
When a certain person steps onto a scale on solid ground, the reading is 750 N. When the same person rides in an elevator that accelerates, the reading on the scale is different. Rank the three cases (A, B, and C) shown in Figure 5-18 in order of increasing acceleration (from most negative to most positive) in the y direction. Indicate ties where appropriate.
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Problem 5:
In the two cases shown below, a person is standing on a scale in an elevator. The elevators are identical, and the
person weighs 500 N. In both cases the elevator is moving upward, but in Case A it is accelerating upward and in
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y = 3 m/s
v = 3 m/s
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a=2 m/s?
Will the scale reading in Case A be greater than, less than, or the same as the scale reading in Case B?
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y = 3 m/s
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