1. You are standing on a scale inside an elevator. The scale reads 112 percent o

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1. You are standing on a scale inside an elevator. The scale reads 112 percent of your weight. What is the acceleration of the elevator?
(Define positive y upward.)

2.You are standing on a scale inside an elevator. The scale reads 16 percent more than your weight. What is the acceleration of the elevator?
(Define positive y upward.)

3.You are standing on a scale inside an elevator. The scale reads 22 percent less than your weight. What is the acceleration of the elevator?
(Define positive y upward.)

4. You are standing on a scale inside an elevator. The scale reads zero. [Can be more than one answer]
a. the elevator could be at rest.
b.the elevator could be moving up at a constant speed.
c. the elevator could be moving down at a constant speed.
d.the elevator is accelerating upward at 9.81 m/s^2
e. the elevator is accelerating downward at 9.81 m/s^2

Thank you!!!!!

Explanation / Answer

the acceleration must be 0.12 g upward = 0.12 * 9.8 = 1.176 m/s^2 upward 2. a = 0.16 *9.8 = 1.568 m/s^2 upward 3. a = 0.22 *9.8 = 2.156 m/s^2 downward 4. e. the elevator is accelerating downward at 9.81 m/s^2

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