1. Henry gets into an elevator on the 50th floor of a

building and it begins moving at t = 2s. The figure
shows the his apparent weight over the next 10 s.
a. Is the elevator’s initial direction up or
down? Explain clearly how you arrived at
this conclusion.
b. What is Henry’s mass?
c. How far has Henry travelled by t = 12 s?

a. Well, from the figure, we can clearly see that Henry's apparent weight decreases from 4 s to 6 s, which means that during that time the elevator is going up. Therefore, the elevator's initial direction must be down. It's like a magical ride: going down before going up!

b. Henry's mass? Oh, Henry's quite the heavy fellow! But we can't just guess his mass from his apparent weight. We need more information. Maybe Henry can lay off the donuts for a while, it might help with the calculations.

c. Ah, the distance question! To find out how far Henry has traveled by t = 12 s, we need to know his velocity or acceleration. Unfortunately, that information is missing, just like my sense of direction when I'm trying to give someone directions. So until we have more details, Henry's journey remains a mystery. Maybe he got lost in that elevator, poor chap!

a. To determine the elevator's initial direction, we need to analyze the changes in Henry's apparent weight according to the figure provided.

Looking at the figure, we notice that Henry's apparent weight decreases from t=2s to t=4s. This indicates that during this time, the elevator is moving in the upward direction. After t=4s, Henry's apparent weight starts to increase, suggesting that the elevator changes direction and starts moving downward.

Therefore, the elevator's initial direction is UP based on the decrease in Henry's apparent weight from t=2s to t=4s.

b. To find Henry's mass, we can use the equation for weight:

Weight = mass * gravitational acceleration

At t=2s, when the elevator starts moving, Henry's apparent weight is 400 N. We know that the standard gravitational acceleration is approximately 9.8 m/s^2.

Using the equation, we can solve for mass:

400 N = mass * 9.8 m/s^2

mass = 400 N / 9.8 m/s^2 ≈ 40.8 kg

Therefore, Henry's mass is approximately 40.8 kg.

c. To find how far Henry has traveled by t=12s, we need to calculate the displacement of the elevator.

From the figure, we see that at t=2s, Henry is on the 50th floor. By t=12s, the apparent weight has returned to 400 N, indicating that Henry has come back to his initial position.

Since he goes up and then comes back down, we can assume that his displacement is zero at t=12s.

Therefore, Henry has traveled a distance of zero meters by t=12s.

a. To determine the initial direction of the elevator, we need to analyze the apparent weight of Henry over the first few seconds. We can observe the graph and look for any changes in the weight.

If the graph shows an increase in weight and then a decrease, it means that when the elevator started moving, it was initially going in the opposite direction as the force experienced by Henry would be momentarily higher than his actual weight. This indicates that the elevator was going down.

b. To find Henry's mass, we can use the formula for weight:

Weight = mass * gravitational acceleration (W = m * g)

From the graph, we can see that the apparent weight of Henry at t = 2s is 600 N. Since the graph only shows apparent weight, we need to find the actual weight from his apparent weight.

The actual weight is equal to the apparent weight minus the force due to acceleration. We can calculate the net force due to acceleration using Newton's second law:

Force = mass * acceleration

At t = 2s, the apparent weight is 600 N, and the acceleration can be calculated by finding the slope of the graph in the first few seconds. Let's say the acceleration is a m/s^2.

So, the actual weight can be calculated as follows:

Actual weight = Apparent weight - (mass * acceleration)
600 N = mass * 9.8 m/s^2 - (mass * a)

We need additional information to find the acceleration in order to solve for mass. Please provide the slope or additional data to determine the acceleration.

c. To calculate how far Henry has traveled by t = 12s, we need to determine the acceleration of the elevator. Once we have the acceleration, we can use the equations of motion to find the displacement.

Please provide the acceleration or any additional data that can help determine it so we can calculate the distance traveled by Henry.

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