An astronaut who weighs 800 N on the surface of the Earth lifts off from planet Zuton in a space ship. The free-fall acceleration on Zuton is 3.0 m/s2 (down). At the moment of liftoff the acceleration of the space ship is 0.50 m/s2 (up). What is the magnitude of the force of the space ship on the astronaut?
a.
41 N
b.
0.29 kN
c.
0.24 kN
d.
0.20 kN
e.
0.37 kN
b
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