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A man of weight mg is moving upwards in a rocket with acceleration of 4 g. His apparent weight inside the rocket will be:

A

Zero

B

4 mg

C

5 mg

D

1 mg.

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The correct Answer is:
c
`R= m (g + a)impliesR= m (g +4g) = 5 mg`
So correct choise is (c).
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