a 650 N student stands on an analog bathroom scale in an elevator. find the magnitude and direction of the force which the student is exerting on the scale if the elevator is travelling up at 2 m/s and slowing down at a steady rate of 1 m/s^2

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anonymous · Answer

@dmbonu first thing i want to tell u that velocity doesn't affect the weight while acceleration does:)
now can u draw its Free Body Diagram???????

anonymous · Answer

no i cant, the question is really confusing

anonymous · Answer

OK then just try to make a FBD of a body on an elevator which is at rest:)

anonymous · Answer

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