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For medical reasons, astronauts in outer space must
Chapter 8, Problem 5DQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
For medical reasons, astronauts in outer space must determine their body mass at regular intervals. Devise a scheme for measuring body mass in an apparently weightless environment.
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QUESTION:
For medical reasons, astronauts in outer space must determine their body mass at regular intervals. Devise a scheme for measuring body mass in an apparently weightless environment.
ANSWER:Solution 5DQ Step 1: We know that, the time period of oscillation of a spring which is fixed at one end and attached to a mass m at the other end, T = 2 k Where, m = mass of the object k = Spring constant of the spring We know that, F = - kx, according to the Hooke’s law Therefore, k = -F/x