Suppose, the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface is $$10$$ $$m/s2$$ and at the surface of Mars it is $$4.0$$ $$m/$$ $$s2$$. A $$60-kg$$ passenger goes from the Earth to the Mars in a spaceship moving with a constant velocity. Neglect all other objects in the sky. Which part of figure best represents the weight (net$$ gravitational $$force) of the passenger as a function of time?

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Initially the weight of the $$passenger=60$$×$$10=600NFinally$$ the weight of the passenger $$=60$$×$$4=240N$$ and during the flight in between somewhere its weight will be zero because at that point gravitational pull of Earth and Mars will be equal.

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