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object a has a mass of 3600 kg object B has a mass of 600 kilograms both objects were placed in different planets so that their weights are equal the gravity acting on object a is X of gravity acting on an object be

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Answer:

1/6

Explanation:

The weight of an object is given by


W=mg

where m is the mass of the object and g is the acceleration due to gravity on the planet.

We are told that object A and object B have same weight, so we can write


m_(A)g_(A) =m_(B)g_(B)\\3600*g_(A)=600*g_(B)\\g_(A)=(600)/(3600)g_(B)\\ g_(A)=(1)/(6)g_(B)

so answer is gravity acting on object A is 1/6 of gravity acting on object B.

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