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Grade 12th passGeneral Physics

A man is weighing 160 pounds stans on the floor of elevator. What force will be exerted on the floor what if it decends with a

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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 With a uniform acceleration of 1 ft/sec2 and ascending with a uniform acceleration of 1ft/sec2
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Force exerted by man on the floor of elevator will be equal to the normal reaction that gives the apparent weight

so, Wapp.  =  m(g-a)