Suppose, the acceleration due to gravity at the earth’s surface is 10 m/s 2 and at the surface of Mars it is 4.0 m/s 2 . A 60 kg passenger goes from the earth to the Mars in a spaceship moving with a constant velocity. Neglect all other objects in the sky. Which part of figure best represents the weight (net gravitational force) of the passenger as a function of time.
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Initially the weight of the passenger = 60 × 10 = 600 N
Finally, the weight of the passenger = 60 × 4 = 240 N
and during the flight in between somewhere its weight will be zero because at that point gravitational pull of earth and mars will be equal.
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