MCQ
In an elevator moving vertically up with an acceleration $g$, the force exerted on the floor by a passenger of mass $M$ is
- A$Mg$
- B$\frac{1}{2}Mg$
- C$Zero$
- ✓$2\, Mg$
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
$2\, Mg$
d
(d) $R = \;m\;(g + a) = m\;(g + g) = 2mg$
(d) $R = \;m\;(g + a) = m\;(g + g) = 2mg$
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