Question

Using local acceleration of gravity data from the Internet, de- termine the weight, in N, of a person whose mass is 80 kg living in: a. Mexico City, Mexico b. Cape Town, South Africa c. Tokyo, Japan d. Chicago, IL e. Copenhagen, Denmark

Answer 1

Answer

mass of a person is 80 kg

a) Mexico City, Mexico

acceleration due to gravity in mexico = 9.776 m/s²

weight = 80 × 9.776 = 782.08 N

b) Cape Town, South Africa

acceleration due to gravity in cape town  = 9.796 m/s²

weight = 80 × 9.796 = 783.68 N

c)  Tokyo, Japan

acceleration due to gravity in cape town  = 9.798 m/s²

weight = 80 × 9.798 = 783.84 N

d)  Chicago, IL

acceleration due to gravity in cape town  = 9.803 m/s²

weight = 80 × 9.803 = 784.24 N

e) Copenhagen, Denmark

acceleration due to gravity in cape town  = 9.815 m/s²

weight = 80 × 9.815 = 785.2 N