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A man of mass m = 60 kg is standing on weighing machine fixed on a triangular wedge of angle `theta =60^@` as shown in the figure. The wedge is moving up with an upward acceleration `a = 2m//s^2` The weight registered by machine is:

A

600 N

B

`1440 N`

C

360 N

D

240 N

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C
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