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                A 72.0-kg person stands on a scale in an elevator. What is the apparent weight when the elevator is
(a) accelerating upward with an acceleration of 1.80 m/s2,
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(b) moving upward at a constant speed, and
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(c) accelerating downward with an acceleration of 1.30 m/s2?
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I just need to know how to do these problems
            
        (a) accelerating upward with an acceleration of 1.80 m/s2,
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(b) moving upward at a constant speed, and
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(c) accelerating downward with an acceleration of 1.30 m/s2?
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I just need to know how to do these problems
Answers
                    Answered by
            bobpursley
            
    W= mg +- mg    + when going up, - when down.
    
                    Answered by
            bobpursley
            
    W= mg +- ma    + when a going up, - when down.
    
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