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Ratio of a man's weight in a stationary lift to that in a lift accelerating downward: find the acceleration

The same question, asked 2 times: 4 May 2023 S2*, 23 Apr 2025 S1. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    4 May 2023 S2

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    The ratio of weight of a man in a stationary lift and weight when the lift is moving downward with a uniform acceleration 'a' is 3:2. Then the value of 'a' is

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  2. Question 2

    23 Apr 2025 S1

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    The weight of man in a stationary lift is w1w_{1} and when it is moving downwards with uniform acceleration ' aa ' is w2w_{2}. If the ratio w1:w2=4:3w_{1}:w_{2}= 4:3, then the value of ' a ' is ( g=g = acceleration due to gravity)

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