What is the apparent weight of a 75-kg astronaut 4200 km

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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.

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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

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