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PhysicsLaws of MotionJEE Main

**Statement I:** The apparent weight of a body in an elevator moving with some downward acceleration is less than the actual weight of the body. **Statement II:** The part of the weight is spent in producing downward acceleration, when body is in elevator.

Answer: (A)

Solution

For downward elevator acceleration a, apparent weight N = m(g−a) < mg (Statement I true). This is because part of the gravitational pull (ma) is

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