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If the mass of the Earth somehow increased with no change in radius, your weight would

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Margaret [11]3 years ago

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Answer:

increase also

Explanation:

The weight of a person is equal to the gravitational pull exerted by the Earth on the person:

$F=G\frac{mM}{R^2}$

where

$G=6.67\cdot 10^{-11} m^3 kg^{-1} s^{-2}$ is the gravitational constant

$M$ is the mass of the Earth

$m$ is the mass of the person

$R$ is the Earth's radius

We notice that the weight is directly proportional to the mass of the Earth. Therefore, if the mass of the Earth M increases, and the radius R does not change, the weight of the person increases as well.

Sever21 [200]3 years ago

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<u>Answer</u>

Increases also.

The force due to gravity is given by,

F = GM.m/r²

Where G is a constant of proportionality

∴ F ∝ M.m/r²

When r remains constant, force due to gravity, F, will be;

F ∝ M.m

Where M is the mass of the earth and m is your mass

Since your mass does not change, we are going to have;

F ∝ M.

This means the weight F is directly proportional to the mass of the earth. when it increases the your weight also increases.

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