Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Chapter 6, Problem 25P
(II) You know your mass is 65 kg, but when you stand on a bathroom scale in an elevator, it says your mass is 76 kg. What is the acceleration of the elevator, and in which direction?
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