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title: "A \\( 60 \\ \\text{kg} \\) person is riding in an elevator. At time \\( t_1 \\), the elevator is accelerating downward with a magnitude of \\( 2 \\ \\text{m/s}^2 \\). A short time later, at time \\( t_2 \\), the elevator is accelerating upward with a magnitude of \\( 2 \\ \\text{m/s}^2 \\). The ratio of the normal force exerted by the elevator on the person at time \\( t_1 \\) to that at time \\( t_2 \\) is most nearly"
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# A \( 60 \ \text{kg} \) person is riding in an elevator. At time \( t_1 \), the elevator is accelerating downward with a magnitude of \( 2 \ \text{m/s}^2 \). A short time later, at time \( t_2 \), the elevator is accelerating upward with a magnitude of \( 2 \ \text{m/s}^2 \). The ratio of the normal force exerted by the elevator on the person at time \( t_1 \) to that at time \( t_2 \) is most nearly

A \( 60 \ \text{kg} \) person is riding in an elevator. At time \( t_1 \), the elevator is accelerating downward with a magnitude of \( 2 \ \text{m/s}^2 \). A short time later, at time \( t_2 \), the elevator is accelerating upward with a magnitude of \( 2 \ \text{m/s}^2 \). The ratio of the normal force exerted by the elevator on the person at time \( t_1 \) to that at time \( t_2 \) is most nearly

- **A.** \[ 2 : 3 \]
- **B.** \[ 4 : 5 \]
- **C.** \[ 5 : 6 \]
- **D.** \[ 1 : 1 \]

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