Calculate the apparent weight of the passenger

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An elevator moving upward approaches the top floor of a high rise building and begins to slow down at the rate of 2.00 m/s2.

(a) Will a passenger in the elevator feel a lighter or heavier weight during this time?

(b) Draw a free-body diagram to show all the forces on the passenger.

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