Question

What is the mass of a computer that weighs 8 N (gravity is 9.8 m/s^2)

A. 0.34 kg
B. 0.82 kg
C. 2 kg
D. 0.67 kg

Answer 1

Mass, m of the computer is 0.82kg.

Given the following data:

Weight of computer = 8N

Acceleration due to gravity = 9.8m/s

Weight is the product of the mass of an object or body multiplied by gravity.

Mathematically, weight is:

`\text{W = mg}`

Where:

W represents the weight of a computer measured in Newton.

m represents the mass of a computer measured in kilograms.

a represents acceleration due to gravity measured in meter per seconds.

`\text{m}=\frac{\txet{W}}{9}`

`\text{m}=(8)/(9.8)`

`\text{m}=0.81632653\thickapprox0.82`

Mass, m = 0.82kg.

Therefore, the mass of the computer is 0.82kg.