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Oct27-08, 03:40 AM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
You are moving a large crate from the back of the freight of the elevator to the front as the elevator is moving to the next floor.In which situation is the force you must apply to move the crate the smallest and in which is it the largest
1> When the elevator is accelerating upwards
2> When the elevator is accelerating downwards.
3> When it is traveling a constant speed.
2. Relevant equations
3. The attempt at a solution
The less force would be needed when the quantity m * ax would be less.
So when the elevator is accelerating downwards the force required would be least
and when the object is accelerating upwards the force required would be maximum .
Is my analogy true ?
You are moving a large crate from the back of the freight of the elevator to the front as the elevator is moving to the next floor.In which situation is the force you must apply to move the crate the smallest and in which is it the largest
1> When the elevator is accelerating upwards
2> When the elevator is accelerating downwards.
3> When it is traveling a constant speed.
2. Relevant equations
3. The attempt at a solution
The less force would be needed when the quantity m * ax would be less.
So when the elevator is accelerating downwards the force required would be least
and when the object is accelerating upwards the force required would be maximum .
Is my analogy true ?