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A spring balance is attached to the ceiling of a lift. A man hangs his bag on the spring and the spring reads 49 N when the lift is stationary. If the lift moves downward with an acceleration of 5 m/s2, the reading of the spring balance will be (Take g=9.8 m/s2)

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49 N
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24 N
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74 N
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15 N
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Solution

The correct option is B 24 N
When lift is stationary, tension in the string, T=mg=49 Nm=49g

Using Newton's second law,
m(5)=mgT1T1=495mT1=495(499.8)
T1=495×5T1=24 N

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