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Ashley Fritz

Ashley Fritz

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2022-04-06

A ball is thrown at a relative velocity of 3   m / s in + v e x direction in a rocket in gravity free space. The rocket has a constant acceleration of 2 m / s 2 also in + v e x direction.
Whether uniform acceleration equations of motion would apply in above case when using the rocket as a frame of reference. As an example, would the equation s = u t + .5 a t 2 apply if rocket is taken as frame of reference?

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Giancarlo Shah

Giancarlo Shah

Beginner2022-04-07Added 12 answers

Your understanding is correct, As said by overwatch in the comments you would have use fictitious forces to use Newton laws in non-inertial frames.
In your rocket example if we take the rocket as the reference frame it could be imagined as the rocket staying stationary and everything else moving/accelerating backward. So the ball will have retardation in the negative x-direction with respect to the rocket.
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Osmarq5ltp

Beginner2022-04-08Added 6 answers

Earth itself is non-inertial frame of reference. The effects of rocket accelerating in space will be same as on earth with gravity equal to acceleration of rocket. Remember the case of elevators? and Einstein used this assertion to describe gravity.So yes, but be careful with some variables(such as time, distance travelled etc.) while calculation.

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