Question: A person stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator. Which of the following order of scale readings from highest to lowest is correct based

A person stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator. Which of the following order ofscale readings from highest to lowest is correctbased on the given information about the speed v or the magnitude of the acceleration a?
(a) ascending with increasing speed (a =1.00 m/s2)
(b) descending at constant speed (v =2.00 m/s)
(c) descending at constant speed (v =4.00 m/s)
(d) descending with increasing speed (a =2.00 m/s2)
(e) ascending with decreasing speed (a =2.00 m/s2)

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