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Physics
Problem
A
72
kg
72\,\text{kg}
72
kg
student stands on a scale inside an elevator that is accelerating upward at
2.0
m/s
2
2.0\,\text{m/s}^2
2.0
m/s
2
. What reading does the scale display? (Take
g
=
9.8
m/s
2
g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^2
g
=
9.8
m/s
2
.) a)
7.1
×
10
2
N
7.1\times10^{2}\,\text{N}
7.1
×
1
0
2
N
b)
1.0
×
10
3
N
1.0\times10^{3}\,\text{N}
1.0
×
1
0
3
N
c)
8.5
×
10
2
N
8.5\times10^{2}\,\text{N}
8.5
×
1
0
2
N
d)
5.6
×
10
2
N
5.6\times10^{2}\,\text{N}
5.6
×
1
0
2
N
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