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![The weight of a body is 100 lb. Determine (a) its weight in newtons, (b) its mass in kilograms, and (c) the rate
of acceleration [in both feet per second per second (ft/s*) and meters per second per second (m/s)] if a net
force of 50 lb is applied to the body.
I (a)
W (100)(4.448) = 444.8 N
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(b)
F =W =ma
444.8 (m)(9.81)
m = 45.34 kg
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(c)
m = 45.34/14.59 3.108 slugs
F = ma
50 = 3.108a
a = 16.09 ft/s (16.09)(Ó.3048) = 4.904 m/s
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Transcribed Image Text:The weight of a body is 100 lb. Determine (a) its weight in newtons, (b) its mass in kilograms, and (c) the rate
of acceleration [in both feet per second per second (ft/s*) and meters per second per second (m/s)] if a net
force of 50 lb is applied to the body.
I (a)
W (100)(4.448) = 444.8 N
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(b)
F =W =ma
444.8 (m)(9.81)
m = 45.34 kg
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(c)
m = 45.34/14.59 3.108 slugs
F = ma
50 = 3.108a
a = 16.09 ft/s (16.09)(Ó.3048) = 4.904 m/s
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