Elevator

S Fy = +Fscale - mg = may

730 Nt- 686 Nt = 70 kg * ay or

ay = 44 Nt / 70 kg = +0.63 m/s2 .

If the acceleration is positive (and the force of the scale is larger than your weight), are you always moving up (positive)?

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