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A man weighing 50 kgf wt is in a lift. The lift is moving up with a uniform acceleration of `1 m s^(-2)`. If `g` is taken as `10 m s^(-2)`, then the apparent weight of the man is

A

55 kg wt

B

50 kg wt

C

45 kg wt

D

52 kg wt.

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