Question

You are riding in an elevator that is accelerating upward. Suppose you stand on a scale. The reading on the scale is __________. You are riding in an elevator that is accelerating upward. Suppose you stand on a scale. The reading on the scale is __________.

equal to your true weight
less than your true weight
greater than your true weight

Answer 1

greater than your true weight

Step-by-step explanation:

When going up in an elevator the acceleration of the elevator is added to the acceleration due to gravity. This will increase the reading on the scale.

The expression of the resultant weight will be

`N=m(a+g)`

where,

m = Mass of the person

g = Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s²

a = Acceleration of the elevator.

Hence, the reading on the scale is greater than your true weight.