Question: An astronaut is tethered by a strong cable to a spacecraft. The astronaut and her space snit have a total mass of 105 kg, while
(a) What force does the cable exert on the astronaut?
(b) Since ~F = mil, how can a "mass less" (m = 0) cable exert a force?
(c) What is the astronaut's acceleration?
(d) What force does the cable exert on the spacecraft? (e) What is the acceleration of the spacecraft?
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