Assignment:
Question
At the bow of a ship on a stormy sea, a crewman conducts an experiment by standing on a bathroom scale. In calm waters, the scale reads 185 lb . During the storm, the crewman finds a maximum reading of 220 lb and a minimum reading of 132 lb.
a. Find the maximum upward acceleration experienced by the crewman.
b. Find the maximum downward acceleration experienced by the crewman.