Consider a 80.0-kg man standing on a spring scale in an elevator. Starting from rest, the...

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Consider a 80.0-kg man standing on a spring scale in anelevator. Starting from rest, the elevator ascends, attaining itsmaximum speed of 1.36 m/s in 0.700 s. It travels with this constantspeed for the next 5.00 s. The elevator then undergoes a uniformacceleration in the negative y direction for 1.70 s andcomes to rest.

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Before the elevator starts moving Reading of the elevator will be only the weight of the man only ie F mg 8098 784 N Now when elevator starts moving    See Answer
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