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A 51 kg person standing on a scale in an elevator that is accelerating upwards at...

A 51 kg person standing on a scale in an elevator that is accelerating upwards at 2m/s2. What is the normal force acting on the person (i.e., what would the scale read)?

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Net Force = mass x ( Net acceleration )

Here net acceleration is sum of acceleration due to gravity and the lift acceleration.

Net acceleration= 9.8m/s2 + 2m/s2 =11.8 m/s2

Net force = 51 x 11.8 N = 601.8 N

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