You stand on a spring scale on the floor of an elevator. Of the following,the scale shows the highest reading when the elevator

  • A
    moves downward with increasing speed
  • B
    moves upward with increasing speed
  • C
    remains stationary
  • D
    moves upward with decreasing speed

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