Physics

To find your apparent weight (normal force) when you are in an elevator that is accelerating upwards, we need to consider the forces acting on you.

Your apparent weight depends on the net force acting on you, which is the difference between the gravitational force (your weight) and the additional force caused by the upward acceleration of the elevator.

Given:

• Your mass m=72kg
• Acceleration due to gravity g=9.8m/s²
• Upward acceleration of the elevator a=9.8m/s²

We can calculate the apparent weight using Newton's second law of motion, F=ma, where F is the force (apparent weight), m is the mass, and a is the acceleration:

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