A block of mass 25 kg is raised by a 50 kg man in two different ways as shown in Fig. 5.19. What is the action on the floor by the man in the two cases? If the floor yields to a normal force of 700 N, which mode should the man adopt to lift the block without the floor yielding?

A block of mass 2 kg is placed on the floor. The coefficient of friction is 0.4. If a force of 2.5 is applied on the block horizontally, what will be the state of block. Give reason.

A man of mass 70 kg stands on a weighing scale in a lift which is moving (a) upwards with a uniform speed of 10 m s^1 (b) downwards with a uniform acceleration of 5 m s^2, upwards with a uniform acceleration of 5 m s-^1z. What would be the readings on the scale in each case? What would be the reading if the lift mechanism failed and it hurtled down freely under gravity?