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How much The mass of an astronaut with all of his gear oxygen tank and suit if he is in a rocket an acceleration of 5.5 m/s2 to and flying with a force of 1100 needs it so your work

How much The mass of an astronaut with all of his gear oxygen tank and suit if he-example-1
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From Newton's Second Law of Motion, we know that if a force F acts over a particle with mass m, it will accelerate at a rate a given by the equation:


F=ma

In the problem, the force and the acceleration of the astronaut are given. Isolate m from the equation and replace F=1100N and a=5.5m/s^2 to find the mass of the astronaut:


\Rightarrow m=(F)/(a)=(1100N)/(5.5(m)/(s^2))=200kg

Therefore, the mass of the astornaut including his/her gear is equal to 200kg.

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