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    Calculate elevator acceleration using mass

    thank you! I have the answer as the acceleration being 10.86ms-1
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    Calculate elevator acceleration using mass

    do I divide the 65N by gravity to find m ? and then divide to get a on its own?
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    Calculate elevator acceleration using mass

    I did use the last equation to find that but I am not entirely sure how to get a on its own
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    Calculate elevator acceleration using mass

    Homework Statement A man with a mass of 65kg is traveling in an elevator and stands on a set of scales, at a given instant the scales measure his weight to be 72kg, find the acceleration of the equation Homework Equations f=ma w=mg FN =mg+ma[/B] The Attempt at a Solution [/B] I know that...