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Two People,each of 70 Kg Mass,are Riding in an Elevator FF\overrightarrow { \mathbf { F } } _ { F }

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Two people,each of 70 kg mass,are riding in an elevator.One is standing on the floor.The other is hanging on a rope suspended from the ceiling.Compare the force FF\overrightarrow { \mathbf { F } } _ { F } the floor exerts on the first person to the force FR\overrightarrow { \mathrm { F } } _ { R } the rope exerts on the second person.Which statement is correct?


A) They are equal and opposite in direction.
B) They are equal and have the same direction.
C) FR\overrightarrow { \mathrm { F } } _ { R } is greater than FF\overrightarrow { \mathbf { F } } _ { F } ,but they have the same direction.
D) FR\overrightarrow { \mathrm { F } } _ { R } is greater than FF\overrightarrow { \mathbf { F } } _ { F } ,but they have opposite directions.
E) FR\overrightarrow { \mathrm { F } } _ { R } is less than FF\overrightarrow { \mathbf { F } } _ { F } ,but they have the same direction.

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