A woman stands on a weighing scale while riding in an elevator. When the elevator is at rest, the scale reads 125 Ibs. What will be the reading of the scale when the elevator accelerates (a) Upward at 4 ft/s? (b) Downward at 4 ft/s?

A woman stands on a weighing scale while riding in an elevator. When the elevator is at rest, the scale reads 125 Ibs. What will be the reading of the scale when the elevator accelerates (a) Upward at 4 ft/s? (b) Downward at 4 ft/s?

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Chapter7: Rotational Motion And Gravitation

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2. A woman stands on a weighing scale while riding in an elevator. When the elevator is at rest, the
scale reads 125 Ibs. What will be the reading of the scale when the elevator accelerates (a)
Upward at 4 ft/s?? (b) Downward at 4 ft/s??

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