A person weighs a 5 kg fish on an elevator. If the elevator moves with an acceleration ay = ±2.00 m/s^2, determine the reading on the weighing scale when the elevator goes up. The scale is calibrated in Newtons

A person weighs a 5 kg fish on an elevator. If the elevator moves with an acceleration ay = ±2.00 m/s^2, determine the reading on the weighing scale when the elevator goes up. The scale is calibrated in Newtons

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

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