Question

An astronaut accidentally gets separated out of his small
spaceship accelerating in interstellar space at a constant
rate of 100 m s2. What is the acceleration of the astronaut
the instant after he is outside the spaceship?
(Assume that there are no nearby stars to exert
gravitational force on him)
(a) zero
(b) 10 ms?
(c) 50 m s2
(d) 100 m s 2
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Answer 1

Answer:

• Newton's first law states that when viewed in an inertial reference frame, an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by an external force.

Answer: Zero.

Explanation:

By the first law of motion, the acceleration must be zero.

Given there are no near by starts to exert gravitational pull, and the small spaceship exerts negligible gravitational attraction on him, the net force acting on the astronaut, once he is out of the spaceship, is zero.

Answer 2

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An astronaut accidentally gets separated out of his small

spaceship accelerating in interstellar space at a constant

rate of 100 m s2. What is the acceleration of the astronaut

the instant after he is outside the spaceship?

(Assume that there are no nearby stars to exert

gravitational force on him)

(a) zero ✔✔✔

(b) 10 ms?

(c) 50 m s2

(d) 100 m s 2