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Question 7

A girl whose mass is 55kg stands on a spring - weighing machine inside a lift. When the lift starts to ascend, its acceleration is 2ms1. What will be the reading on the machine? (Take g = ms-2)

  • A.66 kg
  • B.55 kg
  • C.44 kg
  • D.22 kg
  • E.11 kg
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1990
Question no.
#7
Type
Objective
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