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AP Physics 1
2.6 Gravitational Force
2.5 Newton’s Second Law
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A rectangular elevator car containing a stick-figure person standing on a small platform scale. An arrow labeled 'v' points upward next to the elevator. An arrow labeled 'a' points downward next to the elevator. A coordinate axis is shown to the side with 'y' pointing upward as the positive direction.
A person standing on a scale inside an elevator moving upward and slowing down.
A person of mass \(m\) stands on a scale in an elevator. The elevator is moving upward with a speed \(v\) but is slowing down with a constant acceleration of magnitude \(a\). Which of the following correctly compares the magnitude of the scale reading \(F_N\) to the person's weight \(mg\) and provides a correct justification?

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