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    Finding mass of cargo dropped from hot air balloon

    Got it. Ill see if I can work it out. Thanks for the reply!
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    Finding mass of cargo dropped from hot air balloon

    Wow, buoyancy? I was way off. I'm guessing if the total weight equals the buoyant force then the balloon is stationary? So its total weight is Mg, which ill set equal to the buoyant force? Wouldn't I need to take into account the gas in the balloon?
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    Finding mass of cargo dropped from hot air balloon

    Homework Statement Some hot air balloonists find themselves accelerating downward with acceleration a at a moment when the mass of the balloon plus the passengers and cargo is M. They want to accelerate upwards at the same rate, so they toss out some of the cargo mass m (and maybe one or...
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