Suppose your mass is 75.0 kg. You step gently off the edge of a high diving plat

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Suppose your mass is 75.0 kg. You step gently off the edge of a high diving platform, so that you essentially start falling from rest toward the Earth. (Ignore air resistance.) a. During your freefall, Which force has the greater magnitude? A. the magnitude of the gravitational force of the Earth on you B. the magnitude of the gravitational force of you on the Earth C. neither - they are equal b. During freefall, your downward acceleration will have a magnitude of 9.80 m/s^2. At the same time, what is the magnitude of the Earth's upward acceleration? Show your work.

Explanation / Answer

The magntifude of the gravitation force of the Earth on you is same as the gravitational force of you on the Earth. So the answer is neither, they are equal.

The upward accelation is also the same but we don't feel as the mass of the Earth is quite large compared to the mass of the man. The infleunce of gravity of you on the earth is not seen or felt on earth.

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