A person of mass stands on a weighing scale inside a lift that is accelerating upward at

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Problem

A person of mass

60\,\text{kg}

stands on a weighing scale inside a lift that is accelerating upward at

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

. Taking

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

, find the reading shown by the scale.