A person stands on a scale inside an elevator at rest (Figure 2.54). The scale reads 800

Question:

A person stands on a scale inside an elevator at rest (Figure 2.54). The scale reads 800 N.(a) What is the person?s mass?(b) The elevator accelerates upward momentarily at the rate of 2 m/s². What does the scale read then?(c) The elevator then moves with a steady speed of 5 m/s. What does the scale read now?