A 600-Kg Person Rides in Elevator While Standing on a Scale

question 36

Multiple Choice

A 60.0-kg person rides in elevator while standing on a scale. The elevator has an acceleration 2.00 m/s² upward. What is the reading on the scale?

• A) 589 N
• B) 709 N
• C) 469 N
• D) zero
• E) 349 N

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