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WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE STAND IN A LIFT WE FEEL LIGHT WHEN THE LIFT STARTS A DOWNWARD MOTION AND WE FEEL HEAVY WHEN THE LIFT MOVES DOWNWARD,WHAT WILL IF THE LIFT MOVES VERY FAST IN THE DOWNARD DIRECTION AND WEIGHT DECREASES TO NEGATIVE AND WHAT IF THE LIFT MOVES VERY FAST IN THE UPWARD DIRECTION AND OUR WEIGHT A LOT . THE QUESTION IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US?

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Case I: (Lift moving down)Apparent weight of the person decreases.Case II: (Lift moving up)Apparent weight of the person increases.Case III: (Lift moving down very fast)Apparent weight of the person decreases to negative, which means his weight actsup instead of down.Case IV: (Lift moving up very fast)Apparent weight of the person increases to high positive.In all the above cases, the mass of the person remains constant.Only apparent weight, that is, the force with which he press the baseof the lift changes.

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