A man drops an apple in the lift. He finds that the apple remains stationary and does not fall. The lift is
A
Going down with constant speed.
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B
Going up with constant speed
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C
Accelerating down with acceleration g.
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D
Accelerating up with acceleration g.
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Solution
The correct option is C Accelerating down with acceleration g. Relative velocity between two bodies is zero if they have same velocities. As apple has tendency to fall down under gravity, Man should be going down with acceleration of ′g′ to observe apple at rest.