Calculate the apparent weight loss of a man weighing 70kg in an elevator moving downwards with an acceleration of 1.5ms-2.

[g = 10ms-2]

a

686N

b

595N

c

581N

d

105N

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udodirim111
5 years ago

seems this is wrong bro...!

apparent weight loss should be 70*10-595= 105N

snappy001
3 years ago

this question is under which topic

Danieloluwatobiloba
11 months ago

which is correct the video explanation or the workings of answer πŸ€”

Pabloshocker
1 year ago

My school cbt marked the answer as D

juice1
2 years ago

Wrong answer

Babawuro
5 years ago

W=mg-ma
= 70Γ—10-70Γ—1.5
=700-105
=595

simeleonvic
7 years ago

correct answer is B
Apparent loss of weight= mg - ma
=m(g-a)
=70(10 - 1.5)
=70Γ—8.5
=595 B

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