What does the scale read if the elevator is accelerating


A student is standing on bathroom scale in an elevator; he weighs 230 lbs. when the elevator is stationary.

a.) What does the bathroom scale read if the elevator is moving at a constant velocity upward?

b.) What does the scale read if the elevator is accelerating downward at 20 ft/s2?

c.) What does the scale read if the elevator is accelerating upward at 10 ft/s2?

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