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Just as the last passenger steps out of the elevator at the thirteenth floor, a malfunction occurs and it begins dropping toward the ground
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Just as the last passenger steps out of the elevator at the thirteenth floor, a malfunction occurs and it begins dropping toward the ground floor in free fall, Ignoring friction (and the fact that elevators are designed to avoid this type of accident), what is its downward acceleration? How fast is it moving after 2.5 s?
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2021-09-04T02:43:06+00:00
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+10m/s²–25m/s
Explanation:
it’s downward acceleration is +10ms-²
since it is falling freely under the influence of gravity
Since the elevator drops downward, that is initially from rest , u=0
so for this equation S=u + ½at²
but since u is 0 the new equation becomes S=½at²
thus from the new equation we determine the height attained after 2.5s during the fall
substituting 2.5s in the equation…
we get s to be 31.25m
then we substitute s in this equation when u=0 to get the velocity of the body
v²=u²+2as
v²=2as
v²=2(+10•31.25)
v²=625
v=25m/s
i suppose this will help