A 7-Kg man stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator. What does the scale read it the elevator is descending with an acceleration of -3.0 m/s 7? Downward direction is identified with negative sign.

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A AKg man stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator. What does the scale read it
the elevator is descending with an acceleration of-3.0 m/s7 Downward direction is
identified with negative sign.
340N
480 N
Transcribed Image Text:A AKg man stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator. What does the scale read it the elevator is descending with an acceleration of-3.0 m/s7 Downward direction is identified with negative sign. 340N 480 N
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