A 60 kg woman stands on a scale in a moving elevator. The combined mass of the elevator and the scale is 815 kg. Starting from rest, the elevator accelerates upward and the hoisting cable exerts a force of 9410 N. What does the scale read in newtons during the acceleration ?

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anonymous · Answer

Can you first think and tell, why wouldn't the scale just read 60? how does motion of the elevator affects the reading of the scale? do you think your weight changes with the motion of elevator? :O
hint: you can feel this in your head, when u are inside a closed elevator, which just starts or just stops