Answer
The support force exerted on you by the scale is upward, of the same magnitude (and the opposite direction) as your weight.
Work Step by Step
The net force on you is zero because you are at rest, in mechanical equilibrium.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 2 - Reading Check Questions (Comprehension) - Page 35: 20
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