Motion in a lift - Laws of Motion, Physics, Class 11 - eSaral

Hey, do you want to learn about the Motion in a lift? If yes. Then keep reading. Motion in a Lift The weight of a body is simply the force exerted by the earth on the body. If the body is on an accelerated platform, the body experiences a fictitious force, so the weight of the body appears changed and this new weight is called apparent weight. Let a man of weight W = Mg be standing in a lift. We consider the following cases: Case (a) If the lift moving with constant velocity v upwards or downwar...