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A man is standing in a lift which goes up and comes down with the same constant acceleration. If the ratio of the apparent weights in the two cases is `2 : 1` , then the acceleration of the lift is : (Take `g = 10 m//s^(2)`)

A

`3.3 ms^(-2)`

B

`2.50 ms^(-2)`

C

`2.00 ms^(-2)`

D

`1.67 ms^(-2)`

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