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A man who weighs 900N stands in an elevator on a scale and it reads 1000N. What direction is the elevator accelerating and what is the acceleration of the elevator?
4 years ago

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Answered by oobleck
the man's mass is 900/g
the elevator is going up, and the extra 100N of force mean
F = ma, so
100 = 900/g * a
4 years ago

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