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An 80 kg man stands on a bathroom scale inside an elevator. The scale is calibrated in Newtons. The elevator continues upward at constant velocity for 8.50 s. What does it read now?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11OQ

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