A 200 kg man rides in an elevator while standing on a scale. As the elevator rises with a constant acceleration of 6m/s2, what is the reading of the scale?  b) As the elevator lowers itself with a constant acceleration of 6m/s2, what is the reading of the scale?  c) As the elevator rises with a constant velocity of 2m/s, what is the reading of the scale?

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A 200 kg man rides in an elevator while standing on a scale. As the elevator rises with a constant acceleration of 6m/s2, what is the reading of the scale?

 b) As the elevator lowers itself with a constant acceleration of 6m/s2, what is the reading of the scale?

 c) As the elevator rises with a constant velocity of 2m/s, what is the reading of the scale?

 d) A 200 kg man rides an elevator while standing on a scale. What is the weight of the man?

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