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17 December, 21:09

If the 78.0 kg astronaut were in a spacecraft 6R from the center of the earth, what would the astronaut's weight be on earth?

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  1. 17 December, 22:36
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    Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of radius R = GM/R^2 = 9.8 m/s^2

    weight at surface of earth = mg = 78 x 9.8 = 764.4 N

    acceleration due to gravity at 6R = GM / (6R) ^2

    = GM/R^2 / 36

    =9.8/36 = 0.27 m/s^2

    weight on spacecraft = 78 x 0.27 = 21.2 N
  2. 17 December, 23:30
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    His weight on Earth doesn't depend on where he is at the moment.

    Weight = (mass) x (gravity)

    On the Earth's surface, the acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s².

    So, on the surface, the astronaut weighs

    (78 kg) x (9.8 m/s²) = 764.4 Newtons (about 172 pounds).

    No matter where he goes, his mass doesn't change.

    But his weight does.

    If he's 6R from the enter of the Earth, then he's 5 times as far from it

    as when he's standing on the surface. The acceleration of gravity

    out there is

    (1 / 5²) = 1/25 = 0.04 times

    the acceleration of gravity on the surface.

    His weight out there is

    (78 kg) x (9.8/25 m/s²) = 30.6 Newtons (about 6.9 pounds)
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