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    Passengers apparent weight on elevator when it's acceleration is negative

    Homework Statement There's a 75 kg passenger in an elevator a. what is the passenger's apparent weight when acceleration is zero? b. what is the passengers apparent weight when acceleration is positive? c. what is the passengers apparent weight when acceleration is negative? Homework...
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    Find drag given reference area and speed

    Homework Statement What is the drag force on a 1.6 m wide, 1.4 m high car traveling at 30 m/s (approx 65 mph)? Homework Equations drag force=.5*p*v^2*coefficient of drag*A The Attempt at a Solution density of air depends on temp but that's not given so I used a density of 1.2...
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