Question:
What is the apparent weight of a 75-kg astronaut 2500 km from the center of the Moon in a space vehicle
- moving at constant velocity and
- accelerating toward the Moon at $1.8 \textrm{ m/s}^2$?
State “direction” in each case.
Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014. Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
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Quick Answer:
- $59\textrm{ N, away from the moon}$
- $76\textrm{ N, toward to moon}$
Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 5, Problem 53
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