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Posted by Tony on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 9:00pm.

On Planet Y, the value of g is 12 m/s/s. If the human weighs 685 N on this planet, then how much woud he weigh on earth?

physics - Scott, Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 1:02pm
f = m a __ the force (weight) is directly proportional to the acceleration (g)

weight = 685 * (9.8 / 12)

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