Answer to Question #157653 in Mechanics | Relativity for Anand

Question

What is the effective weight of a person of mass 75 kg carried vertically up in a rocket with an acceleration of 1.5g?

Answer 1

$$N-mg=ma,$$ $$N=m(g+a)=75\ kg\cdot(9.8\ \dfrac{m}{s^2}+1.5\cdot9.8\ \dfrac{m}{s^2})=1837.5\ N.$$