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A student is standing in an elevator that is accelerating upward. the force that the student exerts on the floor of the elevator must be

A student is standing in an elevator that is accelerating upward. the force that the student exerts on the floor of the elevator must be
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a student is standing in an elevator that is accelerating upward. the force that the student exerts on the floor of the elevator must be

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When accelerating upwards,

the weight of the student exerts on the floor of the elevator must be greater than his normal weight.
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Force gravity Fg the only forces here are normal force and Fg where Fn is up and Fg is down
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