The force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing there is more than the weight of a person if the elevator is
A. going with increasing speed
B going down with decreasing speed

A is true B is false
A is false B is true
A andB are true
A and B are false

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Solution

Both A and B are true.

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The force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing there is more than the weight of a person if the elevator is A. going with increasing speed B going down with decreasing speed A is true B is false A is false B is true A andB are true A and B are false

Both A and B are true.

The force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing there is more than the weight of a person if the elevator is
A. going with increasing speed
B going down with decreasing speed

A is true B is false
A is false B is true
A andB are true
A and B are false