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Jeff Nilsson
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Homework Statement
A person stands on a bathroom scale in a motionless elevator. When the elevator begins to move, the scale briefly reads 1.05 times the persons regular weight. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the elevator.
Homework Equations
F=ma
The Attempt at a Solution
Fg = 9.8m
ΣF = 9.8(1.05m + m)
0 = 1.05m + m
-m = 1.05m
-1 = 1.05
I know that's not true but I don't really know how to set up the problem