A 100kg man is standing in an elevator, which accidentally falls freely. What will be the weight of the person in the freely falling elevator (take g=10 m/s^2)
Correct answer: D. Zero
- A. 1000 N
- B. 10 N
- C. 500 N
- D. Zero
Explanation
Being free fall, the man will be in a state of weightlessness As it is a numerical, it can have only one possible answer.
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