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A person is sitting in a lift acceleration upwards, Measured weight of person will be

A

less than actual weight

B

equal to actual weight

C

more than actual weight

D

None of the above

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The correct Answer is:
C
When the lift is accelerating upwords at the rate of a then reaction
`R-mg=ma`
`R=m(g+a)`
Hence apparent weight is greater than acutal weight.
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