You are standing on a scale inside an elevator. The scale reads exactly your wei

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You are standing on a scale inside an elevator. The scale reads exactly your weight. What could be the velocity of the elevator?(Define positive y up.) Answer +1.7 m/s 0 m/s -3.5 m/s +9.81 m/s -9.81 m/s All of the above 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.) You are standing on a scale inside an elevator. The scale reads 50 percent of your weight. What is the acceleration of the elevator?(Define positive y upward.)

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1.All of the above (constant velocity) 2.m(g-a) = 0.78mg ==> a = -44.5 m/s^2 (downwards) 3.19.6 m/s^2 (downward acceleration)

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