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A lift moves downwards with an acceleration a. A passenger in the lift drops a book. The acceleration of the book with respect to the floor of lift is-
(assume acceleration due to gravity = g)

A

g

B

a

C

`g-a`

D

`g+a`

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The correct Answer is:
C
`a_("rel")=a_("real")-a_("frm")`
`=g-a`
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