What is the speed of the bolt


An elevator is moving upward at a constant speed of 2.50 m/s. A bolt in the elevator ceiling 3.00 m above the elevator floor works loose and falls.

(a) How long does it take for the bolt to fall to the elevator floor? What is the speed of the bolt just as it hits the elevator floor?

(b) According to an observer in the elevator?

(c) According to an observer standing on one of the floor landings of the building?

(d) According to the observer in part

(c), what distance did the bolt travel between the ceiling and the floor of the elevator?

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