Question

construction of a mile high building in Chicago. the street level In 1956, Frank Lloyd Wright proposed the where you welgh 559 N, to the top of the building. Suppose the building had been constructed. Ignoring Earth's rotation, find the change in your weight it you were to ride an elevator from Number Units the tolerance is +/-590

Answer 1

we know that

g = Gm / r²

so, change in weight will be ma*d

where d is distance

therefore, using weight at the bottom of building we have

ma*d = - 2 * W * dr / r

where dr is 1 mile = 1.61e3 meters. r = 6.37e6 m (radius of earth)

so,

ma*d = - 2 * 559 * 1.61e3 / 6.37e6

ma*d = - 0.2825 N

the minus sign indicates decrease in weight

you can write answer as 0.2825 N ( if the input box accepts)

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