Astudent, standing on a scale in an elevator at rest, sees that his weight is 840 n. as the elevator rises, his weight increases to 1050 n, then returns to normal. when the elevator slows to a stop at the 10th floor, his weight drops to 588 n, then returns to normal. draw force diagrams for the student during beginning and end of his elevator ride. determine the acceleration at the beginning and end of the trip.

As per FBD while its accelerating upwards

we can say that

here normal force is given as

now mass is given as

now we will have

Now while accelerating downwards we can say by FBD

again plug in all values

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh

where… mass: measured in kilograms (kg)

gravity: gravity constant on earth = 10.00 m/s2

height: measured in meters (m)

gpe: measured in joules (j) or kilojoules (kj)

how do you solve gpe?

gravitational potential energy (gpe) is the energy an object has because of its position above the. ground.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh.

mass:

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example:

given values:

mass = 0.3 kg.

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