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Assertion : The apparent weight of a body in an elevator moving with some downward acceleration is less than the actual weight of body.
Reason : The part of the weight is spent in producing downward acceleration, when body is in elevator.

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The apparent weight of a body in an elevator moving with downward acceleration a is given `W=m(g-a)`
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