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title: "A woman stands on a bathroom scale in a motionless elevator. When the elevator begins to move, the scale briefly reads only \\( 0.75 \\) of her regular weight. Calculate the acceleration of the elevator, and find the direction of acceleration."
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# A woman stands on a bathroom scale in a motionless elevator. When the elevator begins to move, the scale briefly reads only \( 0.75 \) of her regular weight. Calculate the acceleration of the elevator, and find the direction of acceleration.

A woman stands on a bathroom scale in a motionless elevator. When the elevator begins to move, the scale briefly reads only \( 0.75 \) of her regular weight. Calculate the acceleration of the elevator, and find the direction of acceleration.

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