A student stands on a bathroom scale in a lift that is moving upward with a uniform…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Force and Translational Dynamics · Force and Translational Dynamics

Problem

70\,\text{kg}

student stands on a bathroom scale in a lift that is moving upward with a uniform acceleration of

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

. Taking

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

, find the reading on the scale.