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

Options

A. the lift is going up with an acceleration
B. the lift is going down with uniform speed
C. the lift is going up with uniform speed
D. the lift is going down with an acceleration

Answer

D

Explanation

If the left accelerates downwards with acceleration a, then the apparent weight of the man standing on the lift will be less then tru weight of the man by an amount ma. On the countrary, If the lift accelerates upward with acceleration, then apperent weight of the man will be greater than his tru weight.