Suppose that the hatch on the side of a Mars lander is built and tested on Earth so that the internal pressure just balances the external pressure. The hatch is a disk 50.0 cm in diameter. When the lander goes to Mars, where the external pressure is 650 N/m2, what will be the net force (in newtons and pounds) on the hatch, assuming that the internal pressure is the same in both cases? Will it be an inward or outward force?

The value is  

The force will be  outward

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

   The diameter of the disk is  

   The external pressure on Mars  is

From the question we are told that  

   Internal pressure  =  External pressure

Generally the external Force on earth is

Here is the atmospheric pressure with value  

So

=>  

=>  

Generally the external Force on Mars is  

=>  

=>      

Net force is mathematically represented as

=>    

=>    converting to  pounds

=>

Given that that the value is positive then the force will be  outward

d is the correct answer