A person stands on a weighing machine kept on the floor of an elevator, suppose the cable breaks, then the weighing machine will give a reading equal to

more than the weight of the body

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less than the weight of the body

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equal to the weight of the body

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zero

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The correct option is D zero
if cable breaks then lift + weighing machine + person whole system will be under free fall condition and weighing machine will not experience any force from person so the reading will be zero.
\so the answer is D.

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A person stands on a weighing machine kept on the floor of an elevator, suppose the cable breaks, then the weighing machine will give a reading equal to

The correct option is D zeroif cable breaks then lift + weighing machine + person whole system will be under free fall condition and weighing machine will not experience any force from person so the reading will be zero.\so the answer is D.

The correct option is D zero
if cable breaks then lift + weighing machine + person whole system will be under free fall condition and weighing machine will not experience any force from person so the reading will be zero.
\so the answer is D.