A box with a passenger inside is launched straight up into the air by a giant ru
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A box with a passenger inside is launched straight up into the air by a giant rubber band. Before launch, the passenger stood on a scale and weighed 750 N.
Once the box has left the rubber band but is still moving upward, is the passenger's weight more than 750 N, 750 N, less than 750 N but not zero, or zero?
Once the box has left the rubber band but is still moving upward, is the passenger's weight more than 750 , 750 , less than 750 but not zero, or zero?
A. More than 750N B. Less than 750N but not zero c. 750N d. ZeroExplanation / Answer
If the problem speaks of the apparent weight
The answer is the option d.
because under the action of gravity it is considered that a body is in free fall and its apparent weight is zero
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