59-kg girl weighs herself by standing on a scale in an elevator. What does the scale read when: the elevator is descending at a constant rate of 8 m/s

578.2 N

Explanation:

The computation of reading on the scale is shown below:-

Data provided in the question

Weight of a girl = 59 kg

Constant rate = 8 m/s

Since the elevator is descended so the acceleration is zero

As we know that

Reading on the scale is

where,  m = 59 kg

g  

So, the reading on the scale is

= 578.2 N

Therefore for computing the reading on the scale we simply applied the above formula.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh

where… mass: measured in kilograms (kg)

gravity: gravity constant on earth = 10.00 m/s2

height: measured in meters (m)

gpe: measured in joules (j) or kilojoules (kj)

how do you solve gpe?

gravitational potential energy (gpe) is the energy an object has because of its position above the. ground.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh.

mass:

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formula.

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given values:

mass = 0.3 kg.