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Unreasonable Results

A 75.0-kg man stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator that accelerates from rest to 30.0 m/s in 2.00 s.

(a) Calculate the scale reading in newtons and compare it with his weight. (The scale exerts an upward force on him equal to its reading.)

(b) What is unreasonable about the result?

(c) Which premise is unreasonable, or which premises are inconsistent?

Short Answer

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(a)The force is 1860 N, and the ratio of force to weight is 2.53.

(b) The value of the force of 1860 N is very large as experienced in an elevator.

(c) The unreasonable premise is that the acceleration of the elevator is much higher, and also, the velocity is very high for an elevator.

Step by step solution

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Given data

  • Mass of the man = 75 kg.
  • Velocity = 30.0 m/s.
  • Time = 2.00 s.
02

(a) Determine the force exerted

Calculate the acceleration as:

Apply the following equation of motion as:

v=u+at

Here, v is the final velocity, u is the initial velocity, a is the acceleration, and t is the time.

Substitute 30 m/s for v, 0 m/s for u, and 2 s for t in the above expression, and we get,

30鈥刴/蝉=0+a2sa=30鈥刴/蝉2鈥剆a=15鈥刴/蝉2

Determine the force exerted as:

Apply Newton鈥檚 Second Law of Motion as:

Fmg=ma

Here, Fis the force, mis the mass of man, and gis the acceleration due to gravity.

Substitute 15 m/s2 for a, 9.8 m/s2 for g, and 75 kg for min the above expression, and we get,

F75鈥刱驳9.8鈥刴/蝉2=75鈥刱驳15鈥刴/蝉2F735鈥刱驳m/s2=1125鈥刱驳m/s2F=1125+735鈥凬F=1860鈥凬

Calculate the ratio of force to weight as:

Fmg=1860鈥凬75鈥刱驳9.8鈥刴/蝉2=1860鈥凬735鈥凬=2.53

Hence, the force is 1860 N, and the ratio of force to weight is 2.53

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(b) The unreasonability of the result

The value of the force of 1860 N is very large as experienced in an elevator. Elevators are not built to be so uncomfortable. He will probably fall.

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(c) The premises that are unreasonable

The unreasonable premise is that the acceleration of the elevator is much higher, and also, the velocity is very high for an elevator.

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