A 55.0kg person is riding in a hot air balloon and a scaleshows this person\'s w

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A 55.0kg person is riding in a hot air balloon and a scaleshows this person's weight to be 549N. The acceleration ofgravity at the location of the balloon is known to be9.79m/s2. Determine the magnitude and direction ofthe vertical component of the balloon's acceleration. answer: a= 0.19m/s2 (upward) A 55.0kg person is riding in a hot air balloon and a scaleshows this person's weight to be 549N. The acceleration ofgravity at the location of the balloon is known to be9.79m/s2. Determine the magnitude and direction ofthe vertical component of the balloon's acceleration. answer: a= 0.19m/s2 (upward)

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mass m = 55 kg Actual weight W = mg = 538.45 N Apperent weight W ' = 549 N we know Apperent weight W ' = W + ma from this ma = W ' -W                   = 10.55 accleration a= 10.55 / 55                   = 0.1918 m / s ^ 2 Since it moves upward .So, weight isincreases               

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