An elevator is accelerating in the y direction (i.e. j) at 2.27 m/s^2. A 35 kg...

 

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An elevator is accelerating in the y direction (i.e. j) at 2.27 m/s^2. A 35 kg block is attached to a spring scale that is attached to the ceiling of the elevator. What is the reading on the scale in kg? In other words, what "mass" does the scale think the block has? Provide your answer as a positive or negative number ONLY, with 2 decimal places (e.g. 1.25 or -1.25). Do not write the units (e.g. s or m or m/s etc.) in the answer box. Do not use scientific notation. An elevator is accelerating in the y direction (i.e. j) at 2.27 m/s^2. A 35 kg block is attached to a spring scale that is attached to the ceiling of the elevator. What is the reading on the scale in kg? In other words, what "mass" does the scale think the block has? Provide your answer as a positive or negative number ONLY, with 2 decimal places (e.g. 1.25 or -1.25). Do not write the units (e.g. s or m or m/s etc.) in the answer box. Do not use scientific notation.

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To find the reading on the scale in kg we need to consider the forces acting on the block when the e... View the full answer