Can someone please help me set this up. I didn't quite understand how to do this today.
Before leaving Earth, the mass of an astronaut is measured to be 60kg. The astronaut lands on the Moon and measures the acceleration of gravity to be 1.6 m/s2(squared). What would the astronauts weight be on Earth? What would his weight be on the Moon?
F=ma
So, since a on earth is 9.8,
on earth he weighs 60*9.8 N
on the moon, he weighs 60*1.6 N
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you, Steve!
To calculate the weight of the astronaut on Earth and on the Moon, we need to use the equation:
Weight = mass * acceleration due to gravity
On Earth, the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s^2. The astronaut's mass is given as 60 kg. Therefore, the weight on Earth can be calculated as:
Weight on Earth = mass * acceleration due to gravity on Earth = 60 kg * 9.8 m/s^2
Weight on Earth = 588 N (Newtons)
To calculate the weight on the Moon, we use the provided acceleration due to gravity on the Moon, which is 1.6 m/s^2. Using the same formula, we get:
Weight on Moon = mass * acceleration due to gravity on the Moon = 60 kg * 1.6 m/s^2
Weight on Moon = 96 N (Newtons)
So, the astronaut's weight on Earth would be 588 N and on the Moon would be 96 N.