When you weigh yourself on good old terra firma (solid ground), your weight is 142 lb. In
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When you weigh yourself on good old terra firma (solid ground), your weight is 142 lb. In an elevator your apparent weight is 121 lb. What are the direction and magnitude of the elevator's acceleration?
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