What is the apparent weight

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Problem: A 92.1-kg person stands on a scale in an elevator.

Part A: What is the apparent weight when the elevator is accelerating upward with an acceleration of 1.77 m/s²?

Please show all work and explain your methods to find the apparent weight when the elevator is accelerating upward.

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