Quick True/False questions about acc elevator

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The discussion focuses on analyzing the forces acting on a person in elevators with different accelerations. It concludes that the net force is not zero when the elevators are accelerating, and the normal force varies with acceleration, being greatest when acceleration is highest in the upward direction. The mass of the person remains constant, and the weight readings on the scale in scenarios A and E are the same due to identical acceleration despite different velocities. The conversation also touches on the concept of acceleration in circular motion, questioning if it is considered acceleration. Overall, the analysis emphasizes the relationship between normal force, weight, and acceleration in the context of elevator dynamics.
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The figures depict situations where a person is standing on a scale in eight identical elevators. Each person weighs 600 N when the elevators are stationary. Each elevator now moves (accelerates) according to the specified arrow that is drawn next to it. In all cases where the elevator is moving, it is moving upward.

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True or False

1.The net force on the person is zero in pictures B,G, H
2.The normal force provided by the scale is greatest in pictures A and E
3.The mass of the person is different in pictures E and F
4.The weight the scales read is the same in picture A and E
5.The scales read zero weight in all pictures.


The Attempt at a Solution



1. False-because they're acclerating
2. Not sure
3.False-mass stays the same
4.Same acc but different velocities--does that affect mass?
5. False

Please someone check this for me.

Thank you
 
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Since the weight of the person is constant, the only variable force would be the normal force, which alters depending on the acceleration and its direction. However, in 4) you will notice that the acceleration is the same. What does that tell you about the normal force? Note that the normal force is what provides the reading that the scale reads.
 
So in 4) the normal force would be read as the same since the acc is the same correct?

But what about 2)?
 
A and E should read the same weigh on the scale.

N-W=ma
N=ma+W
Since the weight is constant, the normal force is greatest when the acceleration is greatest in the +y direction.
 
thank you very much! My other reasonings seem right, right?

Also is this considered accelerating?

"a child riding a carousel around in a circle"?
 
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