An object weighs $32$ $N$ . What is its mass if a gravitometer indicates that $g = 8.25$ $m$ $/sec^2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-26T11:10:09

$m~~ 3.878$ Kg

By Newton's second law,
$F=ma$
Where, $F$ = Force
$m$ = mass of object
$a$ = acceleration of the object

We write it also as,
$W=mg$
Where, $W$ =weight
$m$ = mass of object
$g$ = acceleration due to gravity.

So, $W=mg$
$m= W/g$

$m= 32/8.25$ Kg

$m~~ 3.878$ Kg

An object weighs 3232 NN. What is its mass if a gravitometer indicates that g = 8.25g = 8.25 mm/sec^2/sec^2?