Question : The apparent weight of a man in a lift is less the real weight when:

Option 1: when the lift is going up with an acceleration

Option 2: the lift is going down with uniform speed

Option 3: The lift is going up with uniform speed

Option 4: the lift is going down with an acceleration


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: the lift is going down with an acceleration


Solution : The Correct Answer is-  the lift is going down with an acceleration

The apparent weight of the man standing in the lift will be less than the true weight of the man by an amount ma if the lift accelerates downward at an acceleration of a. On the other hand, the apparent weight of the man will be higher than his actual weight if the lift accelerates upward with acceleration. We experience apparent weightlessness as a force pushing upon us when the typical response force is zero.

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