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An elevator with a person inside is traveling upwards at a velocity of +5 m/s and accelerating downward with an acceleration of -4 m/s^2. Draw a Free-Body Diagram showing the forces acting on the person.
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An elevator with a person inside is traveling upwards at a velocity of +5 m/s and

accelerating downward with an acceleration of -4 m/s^2. Draw a Free-Body
Diagram showing the forces acting on the person. Is the speed of the person is
increasing, decreasing, or constant?
increasing
O decreasing
O constant
O constant

User Mark Galeck
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At this precise moment, the person's speed is decreasing.

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