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An astronaut with a mass of 75 kg stands on Mars (gravity = 3.7 m/s2). How much does the astronaut weigh?

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Answer:

277.5 N.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question given above, the following data were obtained:

Mass (m) of astronaut = 75 kg

Acceleration due to gravity on Mar (gₘ) = 3.7 m/s²

Weight of astronaut on Mar (Wₘ) =.?

Weight of an object is simply defined by the following equation:

Weight (W) = mass × acceleration due to gravity (g)

W = m × g

With the above formula, we can obtain the weight of the astronaut on Mar as follow:

Mass (m) of astronaut = 75 kg

Acceleration due to gravity on Mar (gₘ) = 3.7 m/s²

Weight of astronaut on Mar (Wₘ) =.?

Wₘ = m × gₘ

Wₘ = 75 × 3.7

Wₘ = 277.5 N

Thus, the weight of the astronaut on Mar is 277.5 N

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