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Help pleaseeeee
can you tell me the difference between these two?

P=mg
W=mg​

User Alessio Gaeta
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Step-by-step explanation:

w=mg
The weight of an object is the gravitational force that the

planet exerts on the object. The weight always acts

downward, toward the center of the planet.

SI Unit of Weight: : newton (N)

m: mass of the body (units: kg)

g: gravitational acceleration (9.8m/s?,

As the mass of a body increases, its

weight increases proportionally

P = mg is the physics formula for weight, the gravity force pulling an object towards the Earth, just because it is in the vicinity of the Earth. This force is omnipresent, it impacts every particle of our body and it is constantly pulling us towards the ground, although we're so used to it we're not even aware of it.

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