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True or false - A high-speed object (say, moving at 200 mi/hr) will weigh less than the same object when at rest. Identify your answer, then explain your answer selection.

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Weight = mass x acceleration

Here, acceleration is due to the gravity.

So, it is independent of object's speed .

Thus, the given statement is false. h

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