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A person of mass m is on the the floor of a lift. The lift is moving down with an acceleration 'a'. Then :
(a) the net force is acting in downward direction and is equal to mg
(b) the force mg must be greater than reaction force
(c ) the man appears to be lighter than his true weight by a factor (a/g)

A

a, b, c are correct

B

b and c are correct

C

a and c are correct

D

only b is correct

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