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An astronaut has a mass of 125 kilograms on Earth. He then travels to Neptune. On Earth g = 9.8 m/s^2; on Neptune g = 1.1 m/s^2

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Solution :

weight of Astronaut on Earth :


  • mass * acceleration \: \: due \: \: to \: \: earth


  • 125 * 9.8


  • 1225 \: \: \: newtons

weight of Astronaut on Neptune :


  • mass * accelertion \: \: due \: \: to \: \: neptune


  • 125 * 1.1


  • 137.5 \: \: newtons
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