The weight of a boy on earth is 60 N. His weight on moon surface is
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his weight will be 1/6th of earh surface
Explanation:
i.e 60/6
= 10 N
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The mass of the man would remain the same…
His weight would change. Assuming the man’s weight on earth is 60 N.
Since weight is a force, according to Newton’s second law, F = ma ( m = mass, a = acceleration due to gravity)
First lets find the mass of the man, as it is required to find his weight on the moon.
F = ma [taking a of earth as 10 m/s^2]
60 = m . 10 [divide 10 on both sides]
m = 60/10 = 6 Kg
Acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 83% less than the acceleration due to gravity on earth (1.622 m/s^2).
F = ma
F = 6 . 1.622 = 9.732 N
So a person weighting 60 N on earth would approximately weight around 10 N on the moon.
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