Otis L. Evaderz is conducting his famous elevator experiments. Otis stands on a bathroom scale and reads the scale while ascending and descending the John Hancock building. Otis' mass is 80 kg. He notices that the scale readings depend on what the elevator is doing. What is the scale reading (support force) when Otis accelerates upward at 0.40 m/s2?     Responses 784 N 784 N 752 N 752 N 816 N 816 N 32 N

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Otis L. Evaderz is conducting his famous elevator experiments. Otis stands on a bathroom scale and reads the scale while ascending and descending the John Hancock building. Otis' mass is 80 kg. He notices that the scale readings depend on what the elevator is doing.
What is the scale reading (support force) when Otis accelerates upward at 0.40 m/s2?
 
 
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  • 784 N
    784 N
  • 752 N
    752 N
  • 816 N
    816 N
  • 32 N
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