ICSE Class 10 Answered
2)A person is standing in an elevator.In which case he finds his weight less than actual
a)the lift moves up with constant acceleration
b)the lift moves down with constant acceleration
c)the lift moves up with uniform velocity
d)the lift moves down with constant velocity
Explain each one
Asked by Sunita | 28 Feb, 2018, 12:25: PM
Expert Answer
There are two forces (1) Force exerted on passenger by Scale (upward direction) and (2) passenger's weight due to gravitation
as per newton's second law Fps-W = m×a; where a is the net acceleration
Fps = W+ma = mg+ma = m(g+a)
Weight measuring machine gives the reading due to Fps.
(a) when lift moves up with constant acceleration
Fps = m(g+a) ; hence passenger's weight is more than actual as per weighing machine reading.
(b) when lift moves down with constant acceleration
Fps = m(g-a) ; passenger's weight is less than actual as per weighing machine reading
(c) & (d) when lft moves with constant velocity acceleration is zero.
hence Fps = mg ; true weight
Answered by Thiyagarajan K | 28 Feb, 2018, 03:16: PM
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