You are standing on a bathroom scale inside an elevator. Your weight is 144 lb, but the reading of the scale is 112 lb.a. What is the acceleration of the elevator? If the acceleration is in upward direction, enter a positive value and if it is in downward direction, enter a negative value. answer in m/s^2b. see attached In which of the following cases are the acceleration of the elevator downward?Check All That ApplyThe elevator is going up and slowing down.The elevator is going down and speeding up.The elevator is going up and speeding up.The elevator is going down and slowing down.

Solution: Given: 1 lb (weight) = 4.448 N 1 lb (mass) = 0.4536 kg g = gravitational acceleration =…

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You are standing on a bathroom scale inside an elevator. Your weight is 144 lb, but the reading of the scale is 112 lb.

a. What is the acceleration of the elevator? If the acceleration is in upward direction, enter a positive value and if it is in downward direction, enter a negative value. answer in m/s^2

b. see attached

In which of the following cases are the acceleration of the elevator downward?
Check All That Apply
The elevator is going up and slowing down.
The elevator is going down and speeding up.
The elevator is going up and speeding up.
The elevator is going down and slowing down.

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