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the acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.80m/s². If the mass of a cat is 20.0kg what is the weight of the cat?​

User Fdelsert
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You have to use the formula


F=ma

Where F is the foce, m is the mass and a is the acceleration. In this case, the force you're interested in is the weight force, and the acceleration is the one due to gravity. So, the formula becomes


F=mg

Plug the values for m and g and you'll get the weight.

User Venkata Gogu
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Answer: 196N

Step-by-step explanation:

w⇒ma

m⇒20.0kg

a⇒9.8m/s²

∴w⇒20 *9.8

w⇒196N

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