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Anna007 [38]
3 years ago
11

Astronauts measure their mass by measuring the period of oscillation when sitting in a chair connected to a spring. The Body Mas

s Measurement Device on Skylab, 1970s space station, had a spring constant of 600 N/m. The empty chair has a mass of 12 kg. What is the mass of an astronaut who oscillates with a period of 2.1 sec when sitting in the chair?
Physics
1 answer:
anzhelika [568]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

55 kg

Explanation:

spring constant (k) = 600 N/m

mass of chair (Mc) = 12 kg

period of oscillation of chair and man (T) = 2.1 s

what is the mass of the astronaut (Ma) ?

mass of the astronaut (Ma) = total mass (Mt) - mass of chair (Mc)

where

  • total mass (Mt) = \frac{T^{2}}{4π^{2}}k

       taking π as 3.142

       total mass (Mt) = \frac{2.1^{2}}{4 x 3.142^{2}}600

       total mass (Mt) = 67 kg

therefore

mass of astronaut = 67 - 12 = 55 kg

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