Question:
You know your mass is 62 kg, but when you stand on a bathroom scale in an elevator, it says your mass is 77 kg. What is the acceleration of the elevator, and in which direction?
Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014. Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
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Quick Answer:
$2.4 \textrm{ m/s}^2$
Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 5, Problem 47
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