Answer to Question #159484 in Physics for Vanessa M Vargas

Question #159484

The gravitational acceleration is g = 10 m/s/s on earth. So how much does a person who is m = 50 kg weigh on earth?

Expert's answer

By the definition of the weight, we get:

"W=mg=50\\ kg\\cdot10\\ \\dfrac{m}{s^2}=500\\ N."

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