Problem 1 A person stands on a bathroom scale inside an elevator that is at rest here on Earth where the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s² straight down. The scale reads 650 N. The elevator suddenly begins to accelerate downward at a rate of 1.9 m/s². What does the scale read as the elevator accelerates? Don't forget units!

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A person stands on a bathroom scale inside an elevator that is at rest
here on Earth where the acceleration due to gravity is approximately
9.8 m/s² straight down. The scale reads 650 N. The elevator suddenly
begins to accelerate downward at a rate of 1.9 m/s². What does the
scale read as the elevator accelerates? Don't forget units!
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1 A person stands on a bathroom scale inside an elevator that is at rest here on Earth where the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s² straight down. The scale reads 650 N. The elevator suddenly begins to accelerate downward at a rate of 1.9 m/s². What does the scale read as the elevator accelerates? Don't forget units!
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