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A 75 kg person rides an elevator accelerating downward at 2.5 meters/seconds squared. Find the normal force acting on the person.

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Chapter4: The Laws Of Motion

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Problem 8P: A 3.00-kg object is moving in a plane, with its x and y coordinates given by x = 5t2 1 and y = 3t3...

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