A man is standing on a weighing machine placed in a lift. When stationary his weight is recorded as 40 kg . If the lift is accelerated upwards with an acceleration of 
, then the weight recorded in the machine will be ( 
)
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In stationary lift man weighs 40 kg i.e. 400 N.
When lift accelerates upward it's apparent weight 
i.e. 48 kg
For the clarity of concepts in this problem kg-wt can be used in place of kg.
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