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A mountain lion has a mass of 65 kg. What is the weight of the mountain lion, in
newtons?

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Answer: ~637.65 Newtons

Use formula:

Weight (Newtons) = Mass * Acceleration due to gravity.

Attention! I used that Acceleration is equal to about
9.81 (m)/(s^(2)), and maybe your teacher wanted 10. So if he doesn’t agree with that answer say to him you used more specific digit of acceleration due to gravity.


image Newtons.

And jf you want less specific, but more natural answer use g = 10
(m)/(s^(2)).


image Newtons

So the right answer (I mean more specific) is ~637.65 Newtons
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Final answer:

To calculate the weight of the mountain lion, multiply its mass by the gravitational acceleration, resulting in a weight of 637 N.

Step-by-step explanation:

The weight of a mountain lion with a mass of 65 kg can be calculated using the formula for weight, which is the product of mass (m) and gravitational acceleration (g). The formula is weight (W) = mass (m) × gravitational acceleration (g), where gravitational acceleration on Earth is approximately 9.8 meters per second squared (m/s²).

To find the weight in newtons (N), we will multiply the mass of the mountain lion by the gravitational acceleration: 65 kg × 9.8 m/s² = 637 N. Therefore, the weight of the mountain lion is 637 N on Earth.

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