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Chapter 4, Problem 43QP
(a)
To determine
The gravitational acceleration of the person.
(b)
To determine
Whether the acceleration be bigger, smaller or the same if the person is strapped to a flight instructor and so the mass is doubled.
(c)
To determine
The gravitational force acting on the person.
(d)
To determine
Whether the force be bigger, smaller or the same if the person is strapped to a flight instructor and so the mass is doubled.
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