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Question 2

A spring balance,which is suspended from the roof of a lift, carries a mass of 1kg at its free end. If the lift accelerates upwards at 2.5ms-2, determine the reading on the spring balance. [g = 10ms-2]

  • A.24.0N
  • B.12.5N
  • C.7.5N
  • D.4.0N
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
2001
Question no.
#2
Type
Objective
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