Fernanda is standing on a scale while riding an elevator. The elevator accelerates upward from rest to 1.8m/s1.8⁢m/s in 2.0 s. If the scale reads 720 N while the elevator is accelerating upwards, what is Fernanda’s mass?

Fernanda is standing on a scale while riding an elevator. The elevator accelerates upward from rest to 1.8m/s1.8⁢m/s in 2.0 s. If the scale reads 720 N while the elevator is accelerating upwards, what is Fernanda’s mass?

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Chapter5: The Laws Of Motion

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