A 63.4 kg person is standing inside an elevator. The elevator is moving upward at 2.78 m/s and is decreasing speed at a rate of 1.75 m/s^2. What is the net force that is acting on the person?

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A 63.4 kg person is standing inside an elevator. The elevator is moving upward at 2.78 m/s and is decreasing speed at a rate of 1.75 m/s^2. What is the net force that is acting on the person?

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Apply Newton’s second law of motion,

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