Question: When the Mars Perserverance lander was entering the Martian atmosphere before its parachute deployed, the drag force upward on the lander was 3,300 N upward,

 When the Mars Perserverance lander was entering the Martian atmosphere before

When the Mars Perserverance lander was entering the Martian atmosphere before its parachute deployed, the drag force upward on the lander was 3,300 N upward, and the acceleration due to Mars's gravity was 3.70 m/s/s toward the center of Mars. The mass of the lander was 3,650 kg during this time. What was the projected acceleration of the lander toward Mars at this time in m/s/s to two significant figures

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