Suppose an astronaut has landed on Planet X.  Fully equipped, the astronaut has a mass of 130 kg and when the astronaut gets on a scale, the reading is 53 N.  what is the acceleration due to gravity on Planet X.  (Answer to 2 decimal places)

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Suppose an astronaut has landed on Planet X.  Fully equipped, the astronaut has a mass of 130 kg and when the astronaut gets on a scale, the reading is 53 N.  what is the acceleration due to gravity on Planet X.  (Answer to 2 decimal places)

 
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From Newton's Second law, 

   We know that , Force(F)=mass(m)*acceleration (a)

                          F=m*a

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