Obtain the apparent weight when elevator is moving upward

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A 74.0 kilogram man stands on a scale in an elevator. Obtain the apparent weight in each of the following situations?

(a) When the elevator is accelerating upward with an acceleration of 1.8m/s.

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(b) When the elevator is moving upward at a constant speed.

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