An astronaut releases a wrench inside a spacecraft that is accelerating forward in…
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Laws of Motion · Laws of Motion
Problem
An astronaut releases a 0.50kg wrench inside a spacecraft that is accelerating forward in deep space at 3.0m/s2 relative to distant stars. To apply Newton’s second law from the accelerating spacecraft’s frame, what magnitude of additional force must the astronaut include, and in which direction relative to the spacecraft?
(a) 3.0N directed toward the rear of the spacecraft
(b) 1.5N directed toward the rear of the spacecraft
(c) 1.5N directed toward the front of the spacecraft
(d) 4.9N directed toward the rear of the spacecraft