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AP Physics C: Mechanics
2.6 Gravitational Force
2.5 Newton’s Second Law
2.3 Newton’s Third Law
2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
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An elevator cab containing a passenger of mass \(m\) standing on a scale moves downward while slowing down with a constant acceleration of magnitude \(a\). Which of the following rows correctly compares the scale reading \(F_{\text{scale}}\) to the passenger's true weight \(mg\), the magnitude of the contact force exerted by the passenger on the scale \(F_{\text{person on scale}}\) to \(F_{\text{scale}}\), and the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted by the passenger on Earth \(F_{\text{person on Earth}}\) to \(mg\)?

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