Question

Buzz Aldrin is riding his lunar module "The Falcon" down to the moon’s surface. He is wearing his backpack, which weighs 1300 N on Earth. During the descent, he is decelerating at a rate of 1.0 m/s2 . What is the apparent weight of his backpack during the descent? (It may be helpful to know that the acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1/6th the value it is on Earth. Also,

Answer 1

Answer:349.07 N

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Weight of Buzz =1300 N on earth

Thus mass
`m=(1300)/(9.8)=132.65 kg`

it is given that it is decelerating at the rate of 1 m/s^2

Apparent weight is
`F_(net)`

`F_(net)=Mg_m-ma`

here
`a =-1 m/s^2` as it is decelerating

`F_(net)=132.56* (g)/(6)+132.56* 1`

`F_(net)=216.51+132.56=349.07 N`