if the elevator accelerated at "g", you would be "weightless"
... the elevator acceleration is subtracted from gravity
f = m a = m * (9.8 m/s^2 - 1.2 m/s^2)
If the same elevator accelerates downwards
with an acceleration of 1.2 m/s
2
, what is the
upward force exerted by the elevator floor on
the passenger?
Answer in units of N
2 answers
8.6