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Chapter 5, Problem 15P
An astronaut’s weight on earth is 800 N. What is his weight on Mars, where g = 3.76 m/s2
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An astronaut’s weight on earth is 800 N. What is his weight on Mars, where g = 3.76 m/s2?
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