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A 75.0 kg person rides up and down in an elevator that starts from rest, accelerates from rest to 2.0m/s in 2.0s, continues at a constant velocity of 2.0m/s for 2.0s, and then comes to a stop from 2.0m/s in 2.0s. Calculate what the scale would read in each of the following situations. Show all work including free-body diagrams. Round off g to 10 m/s2.

A 75.0 kg person rides up and down in an elevator that starts from rest, accelerates-example-1
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i believe the answer is 10x75.0/2m/s/s
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