Question

give me the solution plz..... the weight of a body of mass 8 slug at the distance equal to 6400 kM of the earth above the surface of earth in pound is​

Answer 1

Answer: The mass of the object above the surface of the earth is 257.36 pounds.

Explanation: The mass is the amount of the matter present in a body. The mass of the body does not change when the location of the body changes.

So, the mass of the body is the remains the same.

Given that,

Mass m = 8 slug

Slug is the unit of mass. one slug is equal to the 32.17 pounds.

$1 slug = 32.17 pounds$

So, mass $m = 8\times 32.17 pounds$

$m = 257.36 pounds$

Hence, the mass of the object above the surface of the earth is 257.36 pounds.