Question

1. sasha is riding on an amusement park ride. when she is accelerating downward, which of the following statements is accurate? her actual weight and apparent weight are equal. her actual weight and apparent weight will both increase her actual weight is less than her apparent weight her apparent weight is less than her actual weight.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the forces acting on Sasha

When Sasha is accelerating downward, let her mass be \(m\) and the acceleration due to gravity be \(g\), and the acceleration of the ride be \(a\) (downward). The actual weight \(W = mg\). Using Newton's second law \(F_{net}=ma\), and the normal force \(N\) (which is related to the apparent weight) gives \(mg - N=ma\).

Step2: Solve for the normal force \(N\)

From \(mg - N = ma\), we can rearrange to get \(N=m(g - a)\). Since \(a>0\) (accelerating downward), then \(N

Answer:

Her apparent weight is less than her actual weight.