An elevator starts from rest and moves upward with a constant acceleration of
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Laws of Motion · Laws of Motion
Problem
An elevator starts from rest and moves upward with a constant acceleration of 1.2m/s2. A scientist inside the elevator notes that when she lets go of a small sphere at shoulder height, the sphere appears to accelerate toward the floor faster than the usual 9.8m/s2. Determine whether the elevator is an inertial reference frame and justify your answer using the observed motion of the sphere.