PHYSICS F/SCI.+ENGR.,V.1 (CHAP.1-20)
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When will your apparent weight be the greatest, as measured by a scale in a moving elevator: when the elevator (a) accelerates downward, (b) accelerates upward, (c) is in free fall, or (d) moves upward at constant speed? In which case would your apparent weight be the least? When would it be the same as when you are on the ground?
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