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What is the normal force acting on a 70kg person riding a drop tower when they are falling

at an acceleration of 9.8 m/s^2

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Answer:

686 N

Step-by-step explanation:

OH BOY, NEWTONS LAWS OF MOTION!

look at this:


F = ma

a fun fact is that acceleration 9.8 m/s^2 is actually GRAVITY.

so lets do this and rewrite the formula...


F = 70kg * 9.8 m/s^2

lets multiply 70 and 9.8

we get 686 N.

if you want to be technical about it...... the answer should only have two sig figs. so it would be...
6.9 * 10^(2) N

NICE!

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