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An object weighs 39.36 newtons. What is its mass if a gravitometer indicates that g = 9.83 m/s2?

4.0 kg
386.9 kg
0.3 kg

User Jon Ediger
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Answer:

4.0 kilograms.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Riekelt
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The force applied to an object is said to be a product of its mass and the acceleration. For this case, acceleration is the reading on the gravitometer. We calculate as follows:

F = mg
39.36 N = m(9.83 m/s^2)
m = 4.00 kg

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