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What is the apparent weight of a 75-kg astronaut 4200 km
Chapter 5, Problem 51(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
What is the apparent weight of a 75-kg astronaut 4200 km from the center of the Earths Moon in a space vehicle (a) moving at constant velocity, and (b) accelerating toward the Moon at 2.9 m/s2? State the direction in each case.
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QUESTION:
What is the apparent weight of a 75-kg astronaut 4200 km from the center of the Earths Moon in a space vehicle (a) moving at constant velocity, and (b) accelerating toward the Moon at 2.9 m/s2? State the direction in each case.
ANSWER:(a) The astronaut would experience no apparent weight, as the gravitational force pulling him