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A 57.9-kg person stands on a scale in an elevator. What is the apparent weight when the elevator is accelerating upward with an acceleration of 1.84 m/s2?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter4: The Laws Of Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 24P

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