JEE Main Physics question

Physics Laws of Motion JEE Main

A person is sitting in a lift accelerating upwards. His measured weight will be [Manipal 2008, DCE 2008]

(A)Less than actual weight
(B)Equal to actual weight
(C)More than actual weightCorrect
(D)None of the above

Answer: (C)

Solution

Apparent weight = m(g+a) > mg when the lift accelerates upward.

Question ID VK-152852