ou are designing a high-speed elevator for a new skyscraper. The
elevator will have a mass limit of 2400 kg (including passengers).
For passenger comfort, you choose the maximum ascent speed to be
18.0 m/s, the maximum descent speed to be 10.0 m/s, and the maximum
acceleration magnitude to be 5.10 m/s2. Ignore friction.
What is the minimum time it will take the elevator to ascend
from the lobby to the observation deck, a vertical displacement of
640 m?
What is the maximum value of a 60.0-kg
passenger’s apparent weight during the ascent?
What is the minimum value of a 60.0-kg passenger’s
apparent weight during the ascent?
What is the minimum time it will take the elevator to descend to
the lobby from the observation deck, a vertical displacement
of 640 m?