A 69.0-kg astronaut is floating in space, luckily he has his trusty 28.0-kg physics book. He throws his physics book and accelerates at 0.0130 m/s2 in the opposite direction. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the physics book?

0.032

Explanation:

Given :

Weight of the astronaut = 69 kg

Weight of the physics book = 28 kg

Acceleration of the astronaut = 0.0130

The force that is applied on the astronaut :

   = 0.897 N

Therefore, by Newton's 3rd law, we know that the force applied on the physics book is also F = 0.897 N

Therefore, the acceleration of the physics book is given by :

a = 0.032

Hence, the acceleration of the physics book is  0.032 .

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