A 2.26 kg bunk is dropped from a height of 1.5 m. What is its acceleration, and what is its weight in newtons?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-25T06:16:02

Its acceleration varies, but its weight is approximately #22.15# newtons.

The weight of an object is given by,

#W=mg#

#m# is the mass of the object in kilograms

#g# is the gravitational acceleration, which is approximately #9.8 \ "m/s"^2#

So here, the weight is,

#W=2.26 \ "kg"*9.8 \ "m/s"^2#

#~~22.15 \ "N"#

The acceleration of the object varies. It starts out as #9.8 \ "m/s"^2#, but will slow down due to air resistance.