Fundamentals of Physics Extended
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ISBN: 9781118230725
Author: David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 5, Problem 86P
Compute the weight of a 75 kg space ranger (a) on Earth, (b) on Mars, where g = 3.7 m/s2, and (c) in interplanetary space, where g = 0. (d) What is the ranger’s mass at each location?
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