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An Astronaut in a Space Suit Has a Total Mass

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An astronaut in a space suit has a total mass of 143.5 kg and is standing on a scale that reads in newtons inside an elevator.If the elevator accelerates upward at the rate of 1.8 m/s2,what does the scale read?


A) 703.2 N
B) 1,406.3 N
C) 882.3 N
D) 1,664.6 N

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