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title: "A person stands on a scale in an elevator. If the scale reads \\( 600 \\, \\text{N} \\) when that person is riding upward at a constant velocity of \\( 4 \\, \\text{m/s} \\), what is the scale reading when the elevator is at rest?"
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# A person stands on a scale in an elevator. If the scale reads \( 600 \, \text{N} \) when that person is riding upward at a constant velocity of \( 4 \, \text{m/s} \), what is the scale reading when the elevator is at rest?

A person stands on a scale in an elevator. If the scale reads \( 600 \, \text{N} \) when that person is riding upward at a constant velocity of \( 4 \, \text{m/s} \), what is the scale reading when the elevator is at rest? **Hint:** The reading on the scale is simply the normal force.

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