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    Mass vs. weight with a falling rock and a spring scale

    Here are the intended questions for 3 and 4: A large rock falls on your toe. Which concept is most important in determining how much it hurts? Similarly, if the large rock merely sits on your toe, which concept is most important in determining how much it hurts? A) The mass of the rock...
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    Mass vs. weight with a falling rock and a spring scale

    Homework Statement 1. You stand on a spring-loaded bathroom scale in a bathroom. The scale "reads" your mass. What is the scale actually measuring? 2. Similarly, you stand on a spring-loaded bathroom scale in an elevator that is accelerating upward at 2.0 m/s^2. The scale "reads" your mass...
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