College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 4 - Problems - Page 151: 65

Answer

The nurse measures Felipe's weight to be $623~N$

Work Step by Step

We can find Felipe's mass: $F_N - mg = ma$ $F_N = m~(g+a)$ $m = \frac{F_N}{g+a}$ $m = \frac{750~N}{9.80~m/s^2+2.0~m/s^2}$ $m = 63.56~kg$ Felipe's weight is $(63.56~kg)(9.80~m/s^2) = 623~N$ The nurse measures Felipe's weight to be $623~N$
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