Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259696534
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., John M. Cimbala
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 66P
The weight of a 10-kg mass at sea level is
(a) 9.81 N
(b) 32.2 kgf
(c) 98.1 N
(d)10 N
(e) 100 N
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