At the surface of Jupiter's moon Io, the acceleration due to gravity is 1.81 m/s^2. A watermelon has a weight of 57.0 N at the surface of the earth. In this problem, use 9.81 m/s^2 for the acceleration due to gravity on earth.
what is its mass on the earth's surface?
What is its mass on the surface of Io?
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What is its weight on the surface of Io?
2006-06-28 15:29:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Divide 57 N by 9.81 m/s/s to get the mass in kilograms.
The mass will be the same on the surface of Io as it is on the earth.
To find the weight on Io multply the mass by 1.81 m/s/s and that will be in Newtons.
2006-06-28 15:34:10 · answer #1 · answered by dkrgrand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a straightforward application of the primary Newtonian physics equation
F=ma
remember that weight is a force
so, mass on the earth's surface?
same as the mass anywhere, mass is an intrisic property
mass on earth .. m=F/a or m= 57.0 N / 9.8 m/s^2
a little arithmetic gives you the answer which is the mass anywhere (earth, io, center of the sun, etc)
weight on Io .. F=ma or F=(answer from above)*1.81
now isn't that fun?
2006-06-28 22:37:16 · answer #2 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
such a easy question,i know it will be ur homework
a:5.81
b:5.81
c:10.51
2006-06-28 22:35:23 · answer #3 · answered by ghulamalimurtaza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋