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Grade 11General Physics

A person standing on the floor of an elevator drops a coin. The coin reaches the floor of the elevator in a time

t1 if the elevator is stationary and in time t2 if it is moving uniformly. Then:

(a) t1 = t2 (b) t1 < t2 (c) t1 > t2 or t1 < t2 depending on whether the lift is going up or down

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13 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of G Ashwin -
13 Years ago

When lift goes up

t1<t2

if lift comes down

t1>t2