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An astronaut weighs 1000 N on earth. On moon, he weight 200 N. Calculate the moon’s gravitational strength. (take g= 10 N kg^-1)

An astronaut weighs 1000 N on earth. On moon, he weight 200 N. Calculate the moon’s gravitational strength. (take g= 10 N kg^-1)

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joseph
The mass of astronaut = weight of astronaut/earth’s gravity
= 1000/10
= 100kg
Weight of astronaut = mass x moon’s gravity
200 = 100 x moon’s gravity
2Nkg^-1 = moon’s gravity

joseph rimiru answered the question on October 18, 2017 at 17:32

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