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JEE Main 2003Laws of Motion Question with Solution

JEE Main 2003

Question

A spring balance is attached to the ceiling of a lift. A man hangs his bag on the spring and the spring reads 49 , when the lift is stationary. If the lift moves downward with an acceleration of , the reading of the spring balance will be

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Mass . When lift is moving downward, apparent weight

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