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|   A boy in a lift Consider the motion of the boy and take upward direction as positive. By Newton's 2nd Law of motion, ¡@ 
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|   Consider the motion of the lift. By Newton's 2nd Law of motion, 
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|   Consider the motion of the mass m. 
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|   Assume pulleys are light in weight and no friction exists. 
 
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