An observer inside an elevator ascending with an acceleration of suspends a mass from…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

An observer inside an elevator ascending with an acceleration of

1.5\,\text{m s}^{-2}

suspends a

2.0\,\text{kg}

mass from a spring balance. What reading will the balance show? (Take

g = 9.8\,\text{m s}^{-2}