A person of weight 600 N stands on a scale in the elevator. What will the scale be reading when the elevator is accelerating downward at 3.00 m/s2?
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First, we need to understand that the weight of a person is the force exerted by gravity on that person. It is calculated by multiplying the mass of the person by the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s^2 on Earth). Show more…
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