Two people each have a mass of 125kg. They are both in an elevator that has a mass of 500kg. When the elevator begins to move the people and the elevator have an upward acceleration of 2m/s^2. What is the net force that acts on the elevator as it accelerates upward at 1.50m/s^2?

Two people each have a mass of 125kg. They are both in an elevator that has a mass of 500kg. When the elevator begins to move the people and the elevator have an upward acceleration of 2m/s^2. What is the net force that acts on the elevator as it accelerates upward at 1.50m/s^2?

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Problem 33P: Two blocks, each of mass m = 3.50 kg, are hung from the ceiling of an elevator as in Figure P4.33....

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