<span>The next step of the scientific method is to analyze the results and draw conclusions. After that step, if the results agree with the hypothesis, then the results should be communicated. If the results do not support the original hypothesis, then the biologist must go back to the beginning and reformulate their hypothesis based on the results of the experiment.</span>
There's no such thing as "an unbalanced force".
If all of the forces acting on an object all add up to zero, then we say that
<span>the group </span>of forces is balanced. When that happens, the group of forces
has the same effect on the object as if there were no forces on it at all.
An example:
Two people with exactly equal strength are having a tug-of-war. They pull
with equal force in opposite directions. Each person is sweating and straining,
grunting and groaning, and exerting tremendous force. But their forces add up
to zero, and the rope goes nowhere. The <u>group</u> of forces on the rope is balanced.
On the other hand, if one of the offensive linemen is pulling on one end of
the rope, and one of the cheerleaders is pulling on the other end, then their
forces don't add up to zero, because even though they're opposite, they're
not equal. The <u>group</u> of forces is <u>unbalanced</u>, and the rope moves.
A group of forces is either balanced or unbalanced. A single force isn't.
Answer:
The question is incomplete. However, I believe, it is asking for the acceleration of the elevator. This is 3.16 m/s².
Explanation:
By Hooke's law, 
F is the force on a spring, k is the spring constant and e is the extension or compression.
From the question,
This is the force on the mass suspended on the spring. Its acceleration, a, is given by
This acceleration is more than the acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s². Hence the elevator must be moving up with an acceleration of
12.96 - 9.8 m/s² = 3.16 m/s²
