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1. For a person who has a mass 60 kg, calculate their force due to gravity, otherwise know as "weight," in newtons if the person is in space.
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1. For a person who has a mass 60 kg, calculate their force due to gravity,

otherwise know as "weight," in newtons if the person is in space.

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Given that gravity on the Moon has approximately 1/6th of the strength of gravity on Earth, a man who weighs 60kg on Earth would weigh approximately 10kg on the Moon. His mass, however, remains constant.

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