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A woman in an elevator lets go of her briefcase but it does not fall to the floor. How is the elevator moving?

A woman in an elevator lets go of her briefcase but it does not fall to the floor. How is the elevator moving?

When a woman in an elevator lets go of her briefcase but it does not fall, then the elevator is accelerating downward with greater acceleration than the acceleration due to gravity 'g' ( i.e. a>g). The reaction, R is negative and the briefcase stick in the celling of lift rather than falling.

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