A Man Riding in an Elevator Has an Apparent Weight

question 58

Multiple Choice

A man riding in an elevator has an apparent weight greater than his actual weight.Which one of the following statements could be true?

• A)The elevator moves upward with constant speed.
• B)The elevator moves downward with constant speed.
• C)The elevator moves upward with decreasing speed.
• D)The elevator moves downward with decreasing speed.
• E)The elevator moves downward with increasing speed.

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Definitions:

Distributive Property

A property that allows one to multiply a single term by each term within a parenthesis in a sum or difference.

Real Numbers

The set of all rational and irrational numbers, including all numbers that can be written as a decimal.

Associative Property

A mathematical principle stating that the way in which terms are grouped in an operation (addition or multiplication) does not change the result.

Addition

The mathematical operation that combines two or more quantities into a single sum.