Recent content by Tomdoml

  1. T

    Acceleration in an elevator and Physical Laws

    The one things confusing me in regards to this experiment is the effect that Newtons 3rd law has on the results. Since the elevator pushes me up, i push back down with equal force which is how i figure out the acceleration of the elevator, but if the forces were equal wouldn't that just result...
  2. T

    Acceleration in an elevator and Physical Laws

    So would my attempted solutions be correct in determining the acceleration in the elevator?
  3. T

    Acceleration in an elevator and Physical Laws

    Homework Statement I've gone out and measured my changing weight in an elevator using a bathroom scale, taking measurements each second, with the elevator ascending 4 storeys. I am wondering if it is possible to work out the acceleration of the elevator from these results, and if so how they...
Back
Top