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A man in a lift feels an apparent weight W when the lift is moving up with a uniform acceleration of 1/3rd of the acceleration due to gravity. If the same man were in the same lift now moving down with a uniform acceleration that is 1/2 of the acceleration due to gravity, then his apparent weight is

A

`(3W)/8`

B

`(3W)/4`

C

`W/8`

D

`(5W)/8`

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