Question

A man of mass $60kg$ is standing on a horizontal conveyer belt. When the belt is given an acceleration of $1m{s}^{-2},$ the man remains stationary with respect of the moving belt. If $g=10m{s}^{-2},$ the net force acting on the $man$ is

• A. $0.6N$
• B. $6N$
• C. $60N$
• D. $600N$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$F_{net}=ma=60\times 1=60$