Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 95SP
The radius of the Earth is about 6370 km, while that of Mars is about 3440 km. If an
object weighs 200 N on Earth, what would it weigh, and what would be the
acceleration due to gravity, on Mars? The mass of Mars is 0.11 that of Earth. Neglect
planetary rotations and local mass variations.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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