The weight of a body is 147N. what is its mass?
1 answer:
<u>To find the mass, with only the weight</u>:
⇒ must consider the relationship between the mass and weight
⇒ (<em>in other words</em>) we must find the equation that has both the
mass and weight
<u>Based on our physics knowledge, we know</u>:
- Weight: 147N
- Gravitational Acceleration: 9.8 m/s²
<u>Now let's plug in the values, and solve</u>:
<u>Answer: 15 kg</u>
Hope that helps!
<em>*as a note, if you use the gravitational acceleration as 10m/s², then the answer would be 14.7 kg</em>
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Explanation:
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