A woman stands on a scale while riding in an elevator. When the elevator is at rest, the scale reads 75 kg. What will be the reading of the scale in kg when the elevator accelerates (a) upward at 1.2 m/sec,(b) downward at at 1.2 m/sec (c) At what acceleration of the elevator would the person appear to be weightless? (=

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A woman stands on a scale while riding in an elevator. When the elevator is at rest, the
scale reads 75 kg. What will be the reading of the scale in kg when the elevator accelerates
(a) upward at 1.2 m/sec,(b) downward at at 1.2 m/sec (c) At what acceleration of the elevator
would the person appear to be weightless?
(=
Transcribed Image Text:A woman stands on a scale while riding in an elevator. When the elevator is at rest, the scale reads 75 kg. What will be the reading of the scale in kg when the elevator accelerates (a) upward at 1.2 m/sec,(b) downward at at 1.2 m/sec (c) At what acceleration of the elevator would the person appear to be weightless? (=
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