A person stands in a lift accelerating upward. Compared with the person's weight, the normal force from the floor is
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. greater
The net force is upward, so gives .
Answer: greater.
Why not the others: smaller: that would be the case for a downward acceleration. equal: equality holds only at constant velocity. zero: it is zero only in free fall.
Answer: greater.
Why not the others: smaller: that would be the case for a downward acceleration. equal: equality holds only at constant velocity. zero: it is zero only in free fall.
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