What is the perceived weight of a person, who normally weighs 165 pound-force, who is accelerating at 0.72 g?
A person who has a weight of 165 pound-force[lbf] on Earth is travelling to Mars on a spacecraft. As long as the engines on the spacecraft are not operating, the person is essentially weightless during the voyage. During a course correction, the spacecraft undergoes and acceleration of 0.72 g. The term "g" is the Earth-normal gravity, so 1 g is 9.8 meters per second squared [m/s^2]. The acceleration makes it feel like there is gravity in the spacecraft, and the person will have a perceived weight during the acceleration period, rather than feeling weightless. What is the person's perceived weight in units of Newtons [N] during the course correction while the engines are running at an acceleration of 0.72 g? What is the perceived weight of a person, that normally weighs 165 pound-force, who is accelerating at 0.72 g?
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Anonymous
165 lbs force * 0.72 119 lbs
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