Physical Sciences/P1 NSC
QUES
QUESTION 3 (Start on a new page)
A person stands on a scale in anyolevator (lift). As the elevator starts, the scale has a
constant reading of 591 N. As the elevator later stops, the scale reading is 391 N. The
magnitude of the acceleration is the same during starting and stopping.
Atts
climbir
high po
his/her
The po
pitons
elevator
scale
(2)
3.1
State, in words, Newton's Second Law of motion in terms of acceleration
Calculate the
3.2
(5)
Weight of the person
3.3
Mass of the person
(3)
Air
3.4
Magnitude of the acceleration of the elevator
4
(3)
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