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What is the force on a 100 kg elevator that is falling freely at an acceleration of10 m/sec2?

What is the force on a 100 kg elevator that is falling freely at an acceleration of-example-1
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We are told that an elevator falls freely, which means that the only force acting upon it is its weight. The weight is defined as:


W=mg

Where "m" is the mass and "g" is the acceleration of gravity. Replacing the given values:


\begin{gathered} W=(100\operatorname{kg})(10(m)/(s^2)) \\ W=1000N \end{gathered}

Therefore, the force that acts upon the elevator is 1000N.

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