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A 65-kg student is in an elevator moving downward with constant velocity. He uses a bathroom scale to measure the upward force exerted on his feet. Part A What force magnitude does the scale read when the elevator is traveling at constant velocity

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F = M a + M g     where a is the acceleration of mass M

Since a = 0 (no accleration)

F = M g = 65 kg * 9.80 m/s^2 = 637 Newton's

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