1-A person stands on a scale placed on the floor of an elevator. The elevator moved upward with a uniform acceleration, so the scale reading was (70), then it moved downward with an acceleration twice its acceleration in the first case, and the scale reading was (40) as in the corresponding figure: Calculate each: 1- What is the actual weight of the body? 2- What is the value of the acceleration with which he climbed to the top?

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1-A person stands on a scale placed on the floor of an elevator. The elevator moved upward with
a uniform acceleration, so the scale reading was (70), then it moved downward with an
acceleration twice its acceleration in the first case, and the scale reading was (40) as in the
corresponding figure:
Calculate each:
1- What is the actual weight of the body?
2- What is the value of the acceleration with which he climbed to the top?
(70N)
4ON
(2)
(1)
Transcribed Image Text:1-A person stands on a scale placed on the floor of an elevator. The elevator moved upward with a uniform acceleration, so the scale reading was (70), then it moved downward with an acceleration twice its acceleration in the first case, and the scale reading was (40) as in the corresponding figure: Calculate each: 1- What is the actual weight of the body? 2- What is the value of the acceleration with which he climbed to the top? (70N) 4ON (2) (1)
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