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Please explain A 50-kg person is in an elevator. Determine the normal force exerted on the person by the elevator, if the elevator is accelerating downwards at 5 m/s^2.
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A 50-kg person is in an elevator. Determine the normal force exerted on the person by the elevator, if the elevator is accelerating downwards at 5 m/s^2.
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In order to get force you should use the equation F=ma where F stands for force, M stands for mass, and A stands for acceleration. then you simply plug in the numbers and multiply.
F=ma
F=50kg(5m/s^2)
F=250
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