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A person weighs 780N on earth. What is his mass on earth, mass on moon? What is his weight on the moon?

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Answer:

79.6kg

127.5N

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Weight of the person on earth = 780N

Now, we are to find;

Mass on earth;

Mass on moon;

Weight on moon

Solution:

The mass on earth and on the moon are the same. Mass is the amount of matter in a substance.

Weight = mass x acceleration due to gravity

780 = mass x 9.8

mass =
(780)/(9.8) = 79.6kg

Mass on earth and moon = 79.6kg

The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6m/s²

Weight on moon = 79.6 x 1.6 = 127.5N

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