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What will be the weight of a box, mass 10Kg on the surface of a hypothetical planet having mass double of Earth and the radius is 3 times of Earth

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Answer:

W ’= 21.78 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression for weight is

W = m g

let's look for the acceleration of gravity with the universal law of gravitation

F = G m M / r2

F = m (G M / r2)

without comparing the two equations

g’= G M / r2

in that case M = 2 Mo and r = 3 ro

where mo and ro are the mass and radius of the earth

we substitute

g ’= G 2Mo / (3r₀) 2

G ’= 2/9 G Mo / r₀²

g ’= 2/9 g

the weight of the body on this planet is

W ’= m g’

W ’= m 2/9 g

let's calculate

W ’= 2/9 10 9.8

W ’= 21.78 kg

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