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a man of mass 40 kg is standing on a weighing machine kept on the floor of an elevator. if the supporting cable breaks,find the reading of the weighing machine

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Answered by Garv111
5
Ans is 0 as in case of free fall acceraltion of a body is equal to gravitational acc so as =0
the reading becomes m(g-a) or m(g-g) =0
Answered by AR17
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Heya user !!!

Here's the answer you are looking for

⏩When the supporting cable breaks, the lift is having a free fall. So, the lift provides no normal reaction to the man and hence the weight of the person becomes 0.

⏩ Mathematically, when lift is moving down with an acceleration a then weight is m(g - a).

In this case, a = g (as it is having free fall)

So, W = m(g - g) = m × 0 = 0

So, weight is zero.

Therefore, the reading of the weighing machine is zero.



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