Answer to Question #259832 in Mechanical Engineering for Jool

Question

An inhabitant of another planet weighs 50 lb on a spring type of scale in the planet atmosphere, where the local gravity

acceleration is g = 6.0 fps2. This inhabitant appears in St. Michael, Alaska, where the local gravity acceleration is g=32.22 fps2. For this outer-space being, determine (a) his mass in lb in slugs on his native planet, (b) his mass in lb and slugs on earth (c) his weight as indicated by a spring type scale on earth.

Answer 1

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