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The moon's gravity is 1/6that of Earth. If an astronaut weighs 60kilograms and his space suit weighs 60 kilograms, how much would

the astronaut and his suit weigh on the moon?

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Answer:

g on earth is g=10 m/s²

so , in the moon it will be g= 10/6m/s²

W=wastronaut+wsuit=m*g+m*g=60*10/6+60*10/6=10*10+10*10=100+100=200N

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