The arrows are approximately correct for when the elevator is accelerating upward—broken arrows represent forces too large to be drawn to scale. \(\overrightarrow{\mathbf{T}}\) is the tension in the s...The arrows are approximately correct for when the elevator is accelerating upward—broken arrows represent forces too large to be drawn to scale. \(\overrightarrow{\mathbf{T}}\) is the tension in the supporting cable, \(\overrightarrow{\mathbf{w}}\) is the weight of the person, \(\overrightarrow{\mathbf{w}}_{\mathrm{s}}\) is the weight of the scale, \(\overrightarrow{\mathbf{w}}_{\mathrm{e}}\) is the weight of the elevator, \(\overrightarrow{\mathbf{F}}_{\mathrm{s}}\) is the force of the scale o…
