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A body of mass 40 kg stands on a weighing machine in an accelerated lift. The reading on the scale of the weighing machine is 300 N. Find the magnitude and direction of acceleration. `(g = 9.8ms^(-2))`

A

2.3 `m//s^2` upward

B

2.3 `m//s^2` downward

C

4.6 `ms//^2` upward

D

4.6 `ms//^2` downward

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