A boy is standing in a lift falling freely under gravity and releases a ball from hand. As seen by the ball, the boy:
Correct answer: B. Remains stationary
- A. Falls down
- B. Remains stationary
- C. Falls behind him.
- D. None of above
Explanation
The acceleration of the body does not depend on the mass (for freely falling). Hence both boy and ball have same acceleration. Hence their velocities at every point would be same. So "Relative" velocity is 0. Hence the boy will remain stationary as seen by the ball.
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