Solving Elevator Problem: a-g Acceleration

[oneplusone]

hello,

if i am traveling upward in an elevator with acceleration $a$, would the net acceleration be
$a-g$?

thanks.

 

[tiny-tim]

hi oneplusone!

there's no such thing as net acceleration

if your acceleration is a, then your acceleration is a !

(you can add, or subtract, relative accelerations, but that's not relevant here)

 

[Nugatory]

if i am traveling upward in an elevator with acceleration $a$, would the net acceleration be
$a-g$?

Your acceleration relative to the surface of the Earth would be $a$.

If you were standing on a scale, it would register your weight as $m(a+g)$ where $m$ is your mass.