What is the weight of a 76-kg astronaut (a) on Earth, (b) on the Moon (g = 1.7 m/s2)

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What is the weight of a 76-kg astronaut (a) on Earth, (b) on the Moon (g = 1.7 m/s2), (c) on Mars (g = 3.7 m/s2), (d) in outer space traveling with constant velocity?

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QUESTION:

Problem 4P

What is the weight of a 76-kg astronaut (a) on Earth, (b) on the Moon (g = 1.7 m/s2), (c) on Mars (g = 3.7 m/s2), (d) in outer space traveling with constant velocity?

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Here we have to calculate the weight of the astronaut in different cases.

The weight of the astronaut is given by,

                                ………..1

Where W is the weight, m is the mass and g is acceleration due to gravity.

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