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High-speed elevators function under two limitations: (1) the maximum magnitude of vertical acceleration that a typical human body can experience without discomfort is about 1.2 m/s21.2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2, and (2) the typical maximum speed attainable is about 9.0 m/s9.0 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}. You board an elevator on a skyscraper's ground floor and are transported 180 m180 \mathrm{~m} above the ground level in three steps: acceleration of magnitude 1.2 m/s21.2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2 from rest to 9.0 m/s9.0 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}, followed by constant upward velocity of 9.0 m/s9.0 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}, then deceleration of magnitude 1.2 m/s21.2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2 from 9.0 m/s9.0 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} to rest. What fraction of the total transport time does the normal force not equal the person's weight?

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In this part we need to find time when the normal force is not equal the person’s weigh.

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