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A man is standing on a weighing machine placed in a lift, when stationary, his weight is recorded as 40 kg.If the lift is accelerated upwards with an acceleration of 2m/s2, then the weight recorded in the machine will be

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48 kg
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32 kg
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64 kg
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80 kg
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Solution

The correct option is B 48 kg
Mass of the man m=40kg
Acceleration of lift in upward direction a=2m/s2
Let the weight shown by machine be N.
Equation of motion for the body : ma=Nmg
We get N=m(a+g)
N=(40)(2+10)=480 N
Thus weight of the man recorded by machine W=Ng
W=48010=48 kg

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