ELEVATOR PHYSICS SIMULATION
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How Does an Elevator Move?
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Passenger Mass
70 kg
Elevator Acceleration
1.5 m/s²
Maximum Speed
4.0 m/s
Newton's Second Law
ΣF = ma
N − mg = ma
Scale reading = N
Live Measurements
AT REST
Time
0.00 s
Position
0.00 m
Velocity
0.00 m/s
Acceleration
0.00 m/s²
Weight, mg
686 N
Normal Force, N
686 N
Scale Reading
686 N
Elevator Status
Elevator at rest
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Position
Velocity
Acceleration