Suppose the elevator in Problem 3.82 starts from rest and maintains a constant upward acceleration of 4.00

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Suppose the elevator in Problem 3.82 starts from rest and maintains a constant upward acceleration of 4.00 m/s2, and the bolt falls out the instant the elevator begins to move.
(a) How long does it take for the bolt to reach the floor of the elevator?
(b) Just as it reaches the floor, how fast is the bolt moving according to an observer (i) in the elevator? (ii) Standing on the floor landings of the building? (c) According to each observer in part
(b), how far has the bolt traveled between the ceiling and floor of the elevator?
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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