Question

the acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.80 m/s2. if the mass of a giraffe is 1,470 kg, what is the weight of the giraffe? 1,470 n 150 n 14,400 n 144,000 n

Answer 1

Weight = Mass * gravity

= 1470* 9.8 = 14406 N ≈ 14,400 N

Answer 2

Answer: 14400 N

Step-by-step explanation:

Weight of an object is the force acting on an object on the center of the body by gravity.

weight=
`mass* acceleratio`

Given mass= 1470 kg

acceleration due to gravity =
`9.80m/s^2`

Putting in the values we get,

weight=
`1470kg* 9.80m/s^2=14400kgms^(-2)=14400N`

`1kgms^(-2)=1Newton(N)`

thus weight of the object is 14400 Newton