Elevator Questions: Describe 2 Forces

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During the elevator's motion, two primary forces act on a person inside: gravity and the normal force exerted by the elevator floor. Gravity pulls the person downward, while the normal force counteracts this force, keeping the person stationary relative to the elevator. When the elevator moves at constant speed, these forces are balanced, resulting in no net acceleration. However, during acceleration or deceleration, the person would feel a change in the normal force, which could be perceived as a sensation of weightlessness or increased weight. Understanding these forces is crucial for analyzing motion in an elevator system.
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You are standing on the floor of an elevator that starts, at rest, at the first floor of a building and then moves at constant speed to the tenth floor where it stops. Then you reverse the motion, ending where you started at the first floor.

Describe the two important forces that act on you during this motion.

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One of the Forces would be gravity right? What is the other one?
 
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Jordash said:
One of the Forces would be gravity right? What is the other one?

Would the elevator ever slow up or speed up? Would you feel it? If so what might that force be?
 
LowlyPion said:
Would the elevator ever slow up or speed up? Would you feel it? If so what might that force be?

Fictitious:)
 
Jordash said:
One of the Forces would be gravity right? What is the other one?

What are you in contact with?
 

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