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Tom weighs 830 N here on Earth. His suit that he will wear on the moon has a mass of 50 kg. The acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s2 on Earth and 1.67 m/s2 on the moon. What would be the total weight of Tom in his moon suit when he is on the moon?224 N141 N0 N467 N

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Answer: 224N

Explanation: Hope this was helpful

User Megadan
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Given

Tom weighs 830 N here on Earth

Suit has a mass of 50 kg

g = 9.81 m/s2

gm = 1.67 m/s2

Procedure

First let's calculate Tom's mass with the help of the earth's acceleration.


\begin{gathered} W=mg \\ m=(W)/(g) \\ m=(830N)/(9.81m/s^2) \\ m=84.60kg \end{gathered}

Now let's calculate Tom's weight on the moon as the sum of his weight plus the weight of his suit.


\begin{gathered} W=(84.6+50)\cdot1.67 \\ W=224.8N \end{gathered}

The answer would be 224 N

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