thats what the question asked. but I'm thinking maybe it really means the instant right before he jumps b/c you really need to use the weight in the -x direction or else the question is riddiculous. Make sense??
if a guy is in an elevator (55 kg for the person), and then he jumps straight uo- the scale will read 622 N. what is the acceleration of the guy at this instant?
how do you deal with this b/c i don't know how to do it unless he is still standing on the scale. i know there should be an...