Science
You find your mass to be 42 kg on a weighing machine. Is your mass more or less than 42 kg?
Answer
When we stand on a weighing machine, the weight acts downwards while the upthrust due to air acts upwards.
As, true weight = (apparent weight + up thrust)
So our apparent weight becomes less than the true weight. This apparent weight is measured by the weighing machine and hence, the mass indicated is less than the actual mass. So our actual mass will be more than 42 kg.
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