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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Answer 1 · 2016-11-09T18:42:50

#"weight of astronaut is 306.63 N"#

#G_e:"weight on earth"#

#G_e=m*g#

#800=m*9.81#

#G_m:"weight on mars"#

#G_m=m*3.76#

#800/G_m=(cancel(m)*9.81)/(cancel(m)*3.76)#

#G_m=800*(3.76)/(9.81)#

#G_m=306.63" N"#