You’re in a rocket that’s accelerating through intergalactic space at 5.82 m/s2. Your mass is 80.0 kg. When you step on a scale on the floor of the rocket, what weight will the scale register? 466 N 319 N 1250 N 0 N

You’re in a rocket that’s accelerating through intergalactic space at 5.82 m/s2. Your mass is 80.0 kg. When you step on a scale on the floor of the rocket, what weight will the scale register? 466 N 319 N 1250 N 0 N

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Chapter9: Momentum And Its Conservation

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You’re in a rocket that’s accelerating through intergalactic space at 5.82 m/s2. Your mass is 80.0 kg. When you step on a scale on the floor of the rocket, what weight will the scale register?

		466 N
		319 N
		1250 N
		0 N

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