Question #16656
1 Answer
Nov 4, 2015
Mass and weight are directly proportional to each other.
Weight increases as mass increases.
Weight decreases as mass decreases.
Explanation:
- First we define a few terms:
m := "mass of the object"
g := "acceleration due to gravity"
F := "weight"
now that we have defined the terms, we put them in equation form:
-mg = F
therefore,
m prop F
- - Alternatively, we can use Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
again we define a few terms:
m := "mass of the object"
M := "mass of the other object"
G := "gravitational constant"
r := "distance between the objects"
F := "weight"
then,
-(GmM)/r^2 = F
again,
m prop F
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