The mass of a spacecraft is 70 kg. As the spacecraft takes off from the Moon, the

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The mass of a spacecraft is 70 kg. As the spacecraft takes off from the Moon, the upwards force on the spacecraft caused by the engines is 500 N. The acceleration of free fall on the Moon is 1.6 N kg−1.
Determine:
a. The weight of the spacecraft on the Moon
b. The resultant force on the spacecraft
c. The acceleration of the spacecraft.

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Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook

ISBN: 9781108859035

3rd Edition

Authors: David Sang, Graham Jones, Gurinder Chadha, Richard Woodside

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