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The apparent weight of a person in a lift is less than the actual weight when the lift is moving?

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    up with acceleration
  • 2
    down at the same speed
  • 3
    up with uniform speed
  • 4
    down with acceleration
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Answer : 4. "down with acceleration"
Explanation :

The apparent weight of a body in an elevator moving with downward acceleration is given by N = m ( g – a ) . Thus, the apparent weight of the body is less than the actual weight of the body.


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