Question

An astronaut accidentally

gets separated out of his small spaceshipaccelerating in inter stellar space at aconstant rate of 100 m s–2. What is the

acceleration of the astronaut the instant after he is outside the spaceship ? (Assume that

there are no nearby stars to exertgravitational force on him.)​

Answer 1

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Since there are no nearby stars to exertgravitational force on him and the smallspaceship exerts negligible gravitationalattraction on him, the net force acting on theastronaut, once he is out of the spaceship, iszero. By the first law of motion the accelerationof the astronaut is zero

Answer 2

Answer:

Initially, the force was given by the rocket. Once he is separated from the spaceship, there are no nearby starts to exert a gravitational pull, and the small spaceship exerts negligible gravitational attraction on him.

F = ma

if f = 0 then a = 0

So, by the first law of motion, the acceleration must be zero.