Two people each have a mass of 60kg. They both in an elevator that has a mass of 200kg. When the elevator begins to move the people and the elevator have an upward acceleration of 1.00m/s^2. What is the net force that acts on the elevator as it accelerates upward at 1.00m/s^2?

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Two people each have a mass of 60kg. They both in an elevator that has a mass of 200kg. When the elevator begins to move the people and the elevator have an upward acceleration of 1.00m/s^2. What is the net force that acts on the elevator as it accelerates upward at 1.00m/s^2?
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