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JEE Main 202324 JanuaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
24 January
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Laws of Motion

JEE Main 2023 · 24 January · Morning Shift · Physics · Laws of Motion

Given below are two statements: Statement-I: An elevator can go up...

Given below are two statements:
Statement-I: An elevator can go up or down with uniform speed when its weight is balanced with the tension of its cable.
Statement-II: Force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing on it is more than his/her weight when the elevator goes down with increasing speed.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:Given below are two statements: Statement-I: An elevator can go up or down with uniform speed when its weight is

Options

  1. ABoth Statement I and Statement II are false
  2. BStatement I is true but Statement II is false
  3. CBoth Statement I and Statement II are true
  4. DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer

B. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Step-by-step solution

Given below are two statements: Statement-I: An elevator can go up or down with uniform speed when its weight is

When elevator is moving with uniform speed T=FgT = {F}_{g}, as the net force along the vertical direction should be zero.

Therefore, Statement-I is true.

Now, when elevator is going down with increasing speed, its acceleration is downward.
Hence,

W−N=ma⇒W−N=Wg×aW - N = ma ⇒ W - N = \dfrac{W}{g} \times a

⇒N=W(1−ag)⇒ N = W\left(1 - \dfrac{a}{g}\right)

Clearly, normal reaction is less than weight. So Statement-II is false.

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