An 80.0-kg person rides in an elevator while standing on a scale. The elevator is travelling downwards but slowing down at a rate of 3.00 m/s². The reading on the scale is closest to A. 469 N B. 545 N C. 1025 N D. 589 N E. 708 N

An 80.0-kg person rides in an elevator while standing on a scale. The elevator is travelling downwards but slowing down at a rate of 3.00 m/s². The reading on the scale is closest to A. 469 N B. 545 N C. 1025 N D. 589 N E. 708 N

College Physics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285737027

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter5: Energy

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 63AP: A person doing a chin-up weighs 700 N, exclusive of the arms. During the first 25.0 cm of the lift,...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: 2. A person stands on a bathroom scale in a motionless elevator. When the elevator begins to move,…

A: The scale reading of the person is 1.38 times the normal reading

Q: At what distance of separation must two 4.00 μC charges be positioned in order for the repulsive…

A: Given Magnitude of each charge is q=4.00 μC=4.00×10-6 C Mass is given as m=2.00 kg We have to…

Q: A small rock is projected from the ground with the velocity with magnitude V0 and direction 53.1…

Q: father pulls son force of 12n at 30 degrees horizontally to a 64 kg sled what is the work done by…

Q: place-kicker must kick a football from a point 36.0 m (about 40 yards) from the goal. Half the crowd…

Q: The voltage drop across a certain aluminum wire is 13 V when a 10 A current is run through it. The…

A: According to Ohm's Law, Vt = IR Vt is the total voltage drop in across a resistance R when I current…

Q: How will the temperature of different masses of water compare when the same amount of energy is…

Q: 2. The glowing element in an incandescent lightbulb is the filament, a long, thin piece of tungsten…

Q: 19. A student sets up a simple pendulum, measures its length to be (0.50±0.01) m, and observes a…

A: Note: Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you want…

Q: A baseball is popped straight up with a speed of 30m / s . How far does it fall in the sixth second…

Q: 30 • Careful measurement of the electric field at the surface of a black box indicates that the net…

Q: Race car down force. Modern race cars come with a variety of airfoils to help hold them on the…

A: Given Data: Area of the front opening (Af) = 0.75 m2.Area of the bottom opening (Ab) = 0.15 m2.Speed…

Q: Two crewmen pull a raft through a lock, as shown in Figure below. One crewman pulls with a force of…

A: In the following diagram Resultant Force (FR) should not have any vertical component: Balancing…

Q: An explorer is caught in a whiteout (in which the snowfall is so thick that the ground cannot be…

Q: A proton is released from rest at the origin in a uniform electric field in the positive x direction…

Q: While going down a roller coaster 20 m above the ground, a 100kg man is moving at 10 m/s What is…

Q: A Ford passes a Toyota on the road (both vehicles are traveling in the same direction). The Ford…

Q: 1. (a) A defibrillator (a device that stores charge on a capacitor used to start the heart beat of a…

Q: The two masses shown in the figure are each initially 1.8 m above the ground, and the massless…

Q: A rope, under a tension of 149 N and fixed at both ends, oscillates in a second-harmonic standing…

Q: How does the final temperatures of water compare when the same amount of energy is added to…

A: The formula for the heat energy added to any substance is Q=mcΔT where Q is the energy supplied, m…

Q: An airplane is heading due south at a speed of 590 km/h . If a wind begins blowing from the…

Q: Submit Request Answer Part C State whether the image is in front of or behind the mirror, and…

Q: A fireworks shell is accelerated from rest to a velocity of 72.7 m/s over a distance of 0.2 m. a)…

Q: Determine the electric potential energy for the array of three charges in the drawing, relative to…

Q: velocity of galaxy 3 relative to galaxy 2

A: Since you have posted a question with multiple sub-parts, we will solve first three sub-parts for…

Q: Evaluate the statement whether it is true or false: In the experiment on the determination of…

A: According to the guidelines, if more than one question is mentioned without any specification, then…

Q: A 80.0 kg skater with the Birmingham Bulls hockey team with an initial speed of 7.8 m/s stops…

Q: 6. A mass m₁ = 4.80 kg block on a tabletop is attached by a string to a hanging block of mass m₂ =…

Q: Upon releasing a toy pendulum at an angle of 15 ̊ you measure the period to be 0.42 seconds. What is…

A: The period (T) of a simple pendulum can be determined using the following formula: T = 2π √(L/g)…

Q: Determine the direction of vector V measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis. Given: V(x)…

A: The x-component of the vector V is 9.6. The y-component of the vector V is -6.1.

Q: Astronaut 1 has a mass of 75 kg. Astronaut 2 has a mass of 80 kg. Astro 1 and 2 want to travel to…

A: Given, Astro 1 has mass = 75 kg Astro 2 has mass = 80 kg Astro 1 planet's gravitational acceleration…

Q: As two oppositely charged particles approach each other, what happens to the electrical or Coulomb…

A: The given data we have: Two equal and opposite charged particles which are approaching each other.…

Q: 5. An auto having a mass of 1500 kg makes a turn on a banked circular track of radius 200 m at a…

A: Given data: Mass (m) = 1500 kg Radius (r) = 200 m Speed (v) = 20 m/s Required: Centripetal force…

Q: Solve the following question. Be sure to include an equation and answer with units in your answer.…

A: Given data: Wave speed (v) = 600 m/s Frequency (f) = 30 Hz Required: Wavelength (λ)

Q: 21. A body falling in a relatively dense fluid, oil for example, is acted on by three forces (see…

Q: where does the equarion torque due to weight come from

Q: Identify the tensile strength/elasticity and choose which is the best banana variety that can be…

A: Tensile strength refers to the amount of force a material can withstand before breaking under…

Q: A particle moves along the x-axis according to r(t) = 20t - 4t² m. Help on how to format answers:…

A: Required data: Position as a function of time, x(t)=20t-4t2 m We know, velocity is the rate of…

Q: An unidentified flying object (UFO) is observed to travel a total distance of 19000 m, starting and…

Q: onsider three identical metal spheres, A, B, and C. Sphere A carries a charge of +2q. Sphere B…

Q: A -1.0 nC charge is moved from (2.0 cm, 2.0 cm) to (-2.0 cm, -1.0 cm) in the electrostatic field…

A: Answer 1.5 x 10-7 J (First option)

Q: How many cubic centimeter are in the box that measures 2.20 in by 4in by 6in?

A: dimensions of a box = 2.2 in , 4 in , 6 in To find : the volume of box in cubic centimeter

Q: 2) You are hiking along a trail in a wide, dry canyon where the outdoor temperature is T = 32° C. To…

Q: Outside temperature over a day can be modeled as a sinusoidal function. Suppose you know the high…

A: Required The temperature at 6 AM.…

Q: One day when the speed of sound in air is 343 m/s, a fire truck traveling at vs = 33 m/s has a siren…

A: Given:- The speed of the sound is v = 343 m/s The fire truck traveling with the velocity of vs= 33…

Q: a projectile from the ground at an initial speed of 63.0 m/s at an angle of 38.8 degrees above the…

Q: Which image below represents the electric field lines between a positively charged and a negatively…

Q: A 7.44 µF isolated capacitor is constructed with Teflon, having a dielectric constant of 2.10,…

A: It is given that, initially the capacitor has a capacitance of C=7.44 μF, the capacitor having a…

Q: If one wall of a room consists of a large, flat mirror, how much larger does the room appear to be…

A: The light rays become parallel to one another when the distance between the light source and the…

Question

An 80.0-kg person rides in an elevator while
standing on a scale. The elevator is
travelling downwards but slowing down at a
rate of 3.00 m/s². The reading on the scale
is closest to
A. 469 N
B. 545 N
C. 1025 N
D. 589 N
E. 708 N

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Step 3

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps with 3 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

41. A woman driving a 2000 kg car at 15 m/s fully applies the brakes 50. m from a stoplight. If the car stops 5.0 m before the light, what is the magnitude of the average force applied by the brakes?A. 4100 NB. 4500 NC. 5000 ND. 45000 N
6.The magnitude of the apparent weight of 55.0 kg man in an elevator moving at 0.930 m/s [up] is: а. 591N b. 5.40x102 N c. 488N d. 5.00x102 N е. 499 N
Y 300 1Ь 100 lb 400 lb 200 Ib
Point A is located somewhere in space. If the acceleration due to gravity at point A is given by: g, = (2i +3j) m/s?. The magnitude of the weight of a 3 kg object placed at point A is: A. 7.21 N B. 10.8 N C. 3.6 N D. 25.8 E. Zero rch
4 A stone has a weight of 40 N on the Mars, where g = 3.7 m/s2. The mass of the stone is ______________. a. 4.08 kg b. 10.81 kg c. 40kg d. 148 kg
A 140-gram apple fell from a tree and hit Sir Isaac's head. What is the force exerted by Sir Isaac's head on the apple? A. 9.81 N, upward B. 1.37 N, downward OC. 9.81 N, downward OD. 1.37 N, upward E. ON
Two forces are applied to an object as shown. Using F = 23.N, ¢1 = 46°, F2 = 42_N, and o, = 21°m, find the net force on the object. F1 P2 F2 2. magnitude А 27.79 N D. 37.54 N В. 21.39.N 19.16.N E. 39.17.N C. F. 23.28 N /--/ 3. direction (counter-clockwise from +x axis) A. 202.2° D. 201° В. 151.4° E. 176.3° C. 163.2° F. 184.2°
8. The wheels fall off Beatrice's suitcase, so she ties a rope to it and drags it along the floor at the airport terminal. The rope makes a 40.0 degrees angle with the horizontal. The suitcase has a mass of 36.10kg and Beatrice pulls on a rope with a force of 65.10 N. What is the magnitude of normal force acting the on the suitcase due to the floor? a. 40.43N b. 311N c. 9.36N d. 312.30N e. 310.32N
A 90-kg man stands in an elevator that is moving up at a constant speed of 5.0 m/s. The force exerted by him on the floor is about: Select one: а. 49 N b. 90 N C. 450 N d. ON е. 880 N
ASAP
If your mass on Earth is 55kg, what is your mass on the moon? a. 55kg c. 550 kgb. 55 N d. 550 N
13. 54-kg box is sitting on the floor of a level railroad car which is moving forward with a speed of 25 m/s and accelerating at a rate of 5.6 m/s2. What is the strength, in Newtons, of the frictional force acting on the box if it does not slide on the floor? O A. 0 O B. 25 N O C. 54 N O D. 248 N O E. 255 N O F. 302 N O G. 520N O H. 1350 N Back Save & Continue 2020 BYU 99+