You are standing on a scale in an elevator. Just before the elevator arrives at the top floor, as the lift is slowing down, you notice that according to the scale, your weight appears to be off by 3% from its normal value W. ( Write down formulas used)

1) What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the elevator?

A person who normally weighs 900 N is standing on a scale inside an elevator. The elevator is moving upward with a speed of 10 m/s, and then begins to decelerate at a rate of 5.0 m/s 2 .

2) Before the elevator begins to decelerate, what is the reading on the scale?

3)What about while the elevator is slowing down?