Multiple Choice
A person with a mass of 50 kg is standing on a scale in an elevator that is accelerating upwards at a rate of 3.2 m/s2.What is the reading on the scale (the apparent weight) ?
A) 50 N
B) 160 N
C) 330 N
D) 490 N
E) 650 N
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