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A lift is moving downwards with an acceleration equal to acceleration due to gravity. A body of mass M kept on the floor of the lift is pulled horizontally. If the coefficient of friction is μ, then the frictional resistance offered by the body is:

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Mg
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μMg
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2μMg
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D
Zero
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Solution

The correct option is D Zero

(N = normal, m = mass of object, a = acceleration of lift)

mgN=ma

N=mamg

(given a=g)
therefore
N=0

friction =u.N
hence friction =u.0 (N=0)
=0


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