Question: An elevator cable breaks, and the elevator car falls four floors (from rest) before the emergency brakes kick in. If the car falls one more

An elevator cable breaks, and the elevator car falls four floors (from rest) before the emergency brakes kick in. If the car falls one more floor before it stops, what is its average acceleration during braking?

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To find the average acceleration during braking we can use the kinematic equation for motion under constant acceleration s ut frac12at2 where s is the distance traveled u is the initial velocity which ... View full answer

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