Question

A man weights 600n on earth.what is his mass?if he was taken to the moon his weight would be 100n. What is his mass on moon?find acceleration due to gravity on moon as compared to that on earth

Answer 1

Answer:

1.67 m/s^2 on moon

Explanation:

Mass would be same on earth as well as on moon

Weight is nothing but force

W=ma

Acceleration here is gravitational acceleration

W=mg

600=m*10 assuming g to be 10m/s

600/10=m

60=m

Mass is 60 kg

Weight on moon= Mass on moon * Gravitaional Acceleration on moon

let gravitational acceleration on moon be G

100=60*G

100/60=G

10/6=G

1.67 approx