Question: A 1 0 0 0 kg freight elevator used for construction of the Sears Tower can carry a load of 4 0 0 0 kg

A 1000 kg freight elevator used for construction of the Sears Tower can carry a load of 4000 kg up and down the tower. It can travel up and down at a max speed of 4 m/s. If the top of the building is at 530m above the ground:
Part 1. How long does it take this elevator to reach the top floor?
Part 2. What is the Power rating of the engine in the Tower?
Part 3. What is the Potential Energy of the Elevator setting at the top?
Part 4. If the cable snaps and the Elevator begins to freely fall, what is the Kinetic and Potential energy of the Elevator:
At the mid-point of the buildings height?
Right before striking the ground?
Part 5. What is the max velocity the elevator achieves as it falls? And how long did it take until it hit the ground?

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