A student of mass stands on a bathroom scale inside an elevator
PHYSICS · Multi-part · AP · Physics C: Mechanics · Force and Translational Dynamics · Force and Translational Dynamics
Problem
A student of mass 70kg stands on a bathroom scale inside an elevator. The elevator begins to move downward, and during the first few seconds it has a constant downward acceleration of 1.5ms−2.
Respond to the following.
(a) Draw a free-body diagram for the student during the interval of downward acceleration.
(b) Determine the reading shown on the scale (the apparent weight of the student) during this interval.