A service elevator takes a load of garbage, mass 10.0 kg, from a floor of a skyscraper under construction, down to ground level, accelerating downward at a rate of 1.2 m/s2 . Find the magnitude of the force the garbage exerts on the floor of the service elevator

The magnitude of the force the garbage exerts on the floor of the service elevator is 12 N

Explanation:

Given;

mass of the garbage, m = 10.0 kg

acceleration of the elevator, a = 1.2 m/s²

The magnitude of the force the garbage exerts on the floor of the service elevator is given by;

F = ma

F = 10 x 1.2

F = 12 N

Therefore, the magnitude of the force the garbage exerts on the floor of the service elevator is 12 N

the bal will not change its velocity.