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Suppose that you jounce up and down while weighing
Chapter 2, Problem 71TAE(choose chapter or problem)
Suppose that you jounce up and down while weighing yourself on a bathroom scale. Which varies: the upward support force or the force of gravity on you? Why is your weight reading best shown when you stand at rest on the scale?
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QUESTION:
Suppose that you jounce up and down while weighing yourself on a bathroom scale. Which varies: the upward support force or the force of gravity on you? Why is your weight reading best shown when you stand at rest on the scale?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
When a person is normally standing on a bathroom scale, two forces act on the person's body. The first force is the self-weight of the person, which is always acting in the downward direction. The other force is a normal force applied by the bathroom scale in an upward direction on the person.