MCQ
In an elevator moving vertically up with an acceleration 'g', the force exerted on the floor by a passenger of mass M is:
- AMg
- B$\frac{1}{2}\text{Mg}$
- Czero
- D2Mg
✓
Answer
- 2Mg
Explanation:
Force exerted by the passenger on floor
= R = M(g + a) = M(g + g) = 2Mg
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