A 50kg woman stands on a scale in an elevator. What will the scale read when the elevator (in units of Newtons): a. Is accelerating upward at 3m/s? b. Is moving upward at a constant velocity of 6m/s c. Is slowing to a stop at the top with an acceleration of magnitude 2m/s?

A 50kg woman stands on a scale in an elevator. What will the scale read when the elevator (in units of Newtons): a. Is accelerating upward at 3m/s? b. Is moving upward at a constant velocity of 6m/s c. Is slowing to a stop at the top with an acceleration of magnitude 2m/s?

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A 50kg woman stands on a scale in an elevator. What will the scale read when the elevator (in
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a. Is accelerating upward at 3m/s?
b. Is moving upward at a constant velocity of 6m/s
c. Is slowing to a stop at the top with an acceleration of magnitude 2m/s?

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