An elevator accelerates upward at 3 m/sec^2 for a brief time. A 500 N woman standing on bathroom scales notices the reading is not what she expected. What do the scales read?
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Expert's answer
2010-11-01T03:52:02-0400
The mass of the woman is m = F/g = 500/10 = 50 kg. The weight of the woman in the elevator would be F* = m(a+g) = 50(10+3) = 650 N. The scales read 650 N.
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