When you weigh yourself on the ground, your mass is 73 kg. In an elevator your apparent weight is 644 N. Which circumstances could cause this apparent weight? The elevator is slowing down in the positive direction. The elevator is slowing down in the negative direction. The elevator is speeding up in the positive direction. The elevator is speeding up in the negative direction. The elevator is at constant velocity downwards. The elevator is at constant velocity upwards.

When you weigh yourself on the ground, your mass is 73 kg. In an elevator your apparent weight is 644 N. Which circumstances could cause this apparent weight? The elevator is slowing down in the positive direction. The elevator is slowing down in the negative direction. The elevator is speeding up in the positive direction. The elevator is speeding up in the negative direction. The elevator is at constant velocity downwards. The elevator is at constant velocity upwards.

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Chapter4: The Laws Of Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 35P: (a) An elevator of mass m moving upward has two forces acting on it: the upward force of tension in...

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