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ISBN: 9780073522760

Author: Susan J Hall

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Humans can move from one place to another through coordinated movements and postures. The movement produced by the human body due to the contraction of muscles and bending of bone joints is called human movement. Human movements are controlled by the ner…

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Gravitational force on planet X is 40% of that found on the earth. If a person weighs 667.5 N on the earth, what is the person’s weight on planet X? What is the person’s mass on the earth and on planet X? (Answer: weight on planet X = 267 N; mass = 68 kg on either planet)

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