A person whose mass is   100kg travels from Earth to Mars in a spaceship. Neglect all other object in sky and take acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth and mars as 10 m/s2 and 4m/s2 respectively. Identify from the below figures, the curve that fits best for the weight of the passenger as a function of time.

 

Option 1 - <p>(c)</p>
Option 2 - <p>(a)</p>
Option 3 - <p>(b)</p>
Option 4 - <p>(d)</p>
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W1 = 1000 N ->Weight of person at surface of earth W2 = 400 N Þ Weight of person at surface of Mars. There will be a neutral point -N where weight will be zero because at this point net gravitational field due to earth and mars is zero.

 

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