A 90-kg stands on a scale in an elevator. What does the scale read when (a) the elevator is ascending with an acceleration of 1.5 m/s2, (b) it is ascending at a constant velocity of 3.00 m/s, (c) it decelerates at 1.5 m/s2,

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Chapter6: Applications Of Newton's Laws

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