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A 150-lbm astronaut took his bathroom scale (aspring scale) and a beam scale (compares masses) to themoon where the local gravit

y is g 5.48 ft/s2. Determine how much he will weigh (a) on the spring scale and(b) onthe beam scale.?

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Nonamiya [84]2 years ago

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Answer:

a) W = 25.5 lbf

b) W = 150 lbf

Explanation:

Given data:

Mass of astronaut = 150 lbm

local gravity = 5.48 ft/s^2

a) weight on spring scale

it can be calculated by measuring force against local gravitational force which is equal to weight of body

W = mg

$W = (150 \times 5.48)\times \frac{1 lbm}{32.32 lbm. ft/s^2} = 25.5 lbf$

b) As we know that beam scale calculated mass only therefore no change in mass due to variation in gravity

thus W= 150 lbf

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