Answer
given,
mass = 100 kg
acceleration = 10 m/s²
A mass 20 kg slides over 100 kg block
acceleration = 3 m/s²
horizontal friction exerted by the 100 kg block on 20 kg
using newton's second law
F - f = 0
F = f
f = ma
f = 20 × 3
f = 60 N
now net force acting on the 100 kg block
F_net = m a
F_net = 100 x 10
F_net = 1000 N
after 20 kg block falls the acceleration of the bock
F = 1000 +60
F = 1060 N
acceleartion on the block
a = 10.60 m/s²
Given parameters:
Mass on earth = 50kg
Unknown:
Mass on planet Xenon = ?
Weight on planet Xenon = ?
Mass is the amount of matter contained in a particular substance.
Weight is the force on a body and it is derived from the product of mass and acceleration due to gravity.
Weight = mass x acceleration due to gravity
Planet Xenon has half the gravitational force of Earth.
This translated gives = 4.9m/s²
Now, mass is always the same every where if the amount of matter in a substance does not change.
In this problem, mass = 50kg on planet xenon.
Weight = mass x acceleration due to gravity = 50 x 4.9 = 245N
The weight on Xenon is 245N and the mass is 50kg