Suppose that a passenger intent on lunch during his first ride in a hot-air balloon accidently drops an apple over the side during the balloon’s liftoff. At the moment of the apple’s release, the balloon is accelerating upward with a magnitude of 4.0 m/s2 and has an upward velocity of magnitude 2 m/s. Incorrect answer. Your answer is incorrect. Try again. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the apple just after it is released?

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Suppose that a passenger intent on lunch during his first ride in a hot-air balloon accidently drops an apple over the side during the balloon’s liftoff. At the moment of the apple’s release, the balloon is accelerating upward with a magnitude of 4.0 m/s2 and has an upward velocity of magnitude 2 m/s.       	  Incorrect answer.	Your answer is incorrect.  Try again.  	  What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the apple just after it is released?

ddcamp · Answer

Just after it is released, it is no longer being accelerated by the balloon. The only force acting on it (the only thing accelerating it) is gravity.