When an Acrobat Hangs Motionless from a Pair of Rings

question 74

Multiple Choice

When an acrobat hangs motionless from a pair of rings

• A) she has no measurable weight.
• B) her weight depends on the angles the ropes make with the ceiling.
• C) her weight is reduced by the upward force the rings exert on her.
• D) her weight is increased by the upward force the rings exert on her.
• E) she exerts a gravitational force on the Earth that is equal to the sum of the forces the rings exert on her.

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