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An object has a weight of 500 N on Earth. Calculate the mass of the object

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Answer:

weight of the object = 500 N

mass = ?

Weight of the object on earth= mass × acceleration due to gravity of the earth (g)

we know the value of g is 9.8 m/s^2 or 10m/s^2 , for easy calculation here take the value of g as 10m/s^2

w = m . g

m . 10 = 500

m = 500/10 = 50 Kg

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