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title: "An elevator carrying a person of mass \\( m \\) is moving upward and slowing down. How does the magnitude \\( F \\) of the force exerted on the person by the elevator floor compare with the magnitude \\( mg \\) of the gravitational force?"
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# An elevator carrying a person of mass \( m \) is moving upward and slowing down. How does the magnitude \( F \) of the force exerted on the person by the elevator floor compare with the magnitude \( mg \) of the gravitational force?

An elevator carrying a person of mass \( m \) is moving upward and slowing down. How does the magnitude \( F \) of the force exerted on the person by the elevator floor compare with the magnitude \( mg \) of the gravitational force?

- **A.** \[ F < mg \]
- **B.** \[ F = mg \]
- **C.** \[ F > mg \]
- **D.** \( F \) can be greater than or less than \( mg \), depending on the speed of the elevator.

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