On a planet far, far away, an astronaut picks up a rock. The rock has a mass of 5.00 kg, and on this particular planet its weight is 40.0 N. The astronaut exerts an upward force of 46.2 N on the rock. a) Draw the free body diagram for the rock, b) Find the net force exerted on the rock, c) What is the acceleration of the rock?

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On a planet far, far away, an astronaut picks up a rock. The rock has a mass of 5.00 kg, and on this particular planet its weight is 40.0 N. The astronaut exerts an upward force of 46.2 N on the rock.

  1. a) Draw the free body diagram for the rock,
  2. b) Find the net force exerted on the rock,
  3. c) What is the acceleration of the rock?
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