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A room is being accelerated through space at 7 m/s2 relative to the "fixed stars." it is far away from any massive objects. if a man weighs 500 n when he is at rest on earth, how much will he weigh in the room?

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F = ma
F/a = m
500/7 = m = 71.43kg
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