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When a mass is suspended from the end of a wire the top end of which is attached to the roof of the lift the extension is 'e' when the lift is stationary. If the lift moves up with a constant acceleration g/2 the extension of the wire would be ....

A

2e/3

B

3e/2

C

2e

D

3e

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