CAPE Physics Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 1 · Question Q10
A man of mass 50\text{ kg} stands on a bathroom scale (balance) in an elevator. If the elevator accelerates upwards to 2\text{ m s}^{-2}, what is the reading on the scale?
- (A)100 N
- (B)390 N
- (C)490 N
- (D)590 N
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