Suppose your mass is 60 kg. You are standing on a scale in an elevator. What reading (in N) does the scale show if the elevator is: a) at rest, b) moving upwards at a constant velocity, c) accelerating upwards at 2.0 m/s², d) accelerating downwards at 2.0 m/s, and e) in free fall?

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Suppose your mass is 60 kg. You are standing on a scale in an elevator. What reading (in N)
does the scale show if the elevator is: a) at rest, b) moving upwards at a constant velocity, c)
accelerating upwards at 2.0 m/s², d) accelerating downwards at 2.0 m/s, and e) in free fall?
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose your mass is 60 kg. You are standing on a scale in an elevator. What reading (in N) does the scale show if the elevator is: a) at rest, b) moving upwards at a constant velocity, c) accelerating upwards at 2.0 m/s², d) accelerating downwards at 2.0 m/s, and e) in free fall?
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