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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 the person if the elevator is

priya , 11 Years ago
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Naira

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The force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing there is more than his weight if the elevator is GOING UP AND SPEEDING UP....

Devraj Singh

Last Activity: 5 Years ago

Let n be the force applied by the floor of the elevator on the man 
 
And mg be the force applied by the man on the floor of the elevator
 
According to the question
mg
Therefore if the body is going up
 
n-mg=Ma(let M be the mass of the elevator)
LHS is a positive value
 
So a must be greater than zero ie the list is sppeding up
 
In case of downward motion
mg-n=Ma
But rhs is a negative value 
Therefore a
So obeject will be moving down and slowing up
 
FINAL ANSWER:going up and speeding up or going down or slowing
 
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