You are going up an elevator to reach the top of the Stratosphere casino in Las...

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You are going up an elevator to reach the top of theStratosphere casino in Las Vegas. The elevator has a mass of 900kg. It initially starts accelerates, while moving upwards with aninitial velocity of 10 m/s until it comes to rest at a height of 40m. You have a mass of 50 kg.
a) Draw two FBD one of the elevator and one of you in the elevator.[4 points]
b) Determine the Tension force of the cable on the elevator. [6points]
c) Determine the magnitude of the normal force you feel from theelevator [2 points]
d) Is the normal force the same as your weight? Why or why not

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