An object has a weight of 950 Newtons, what is its mass? Round to the nearest tenth (one place after the decimal).
Physics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
An object has a weight of 950 Newtons
Determine the mass of the object.
Acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s^2
N = kg . m/s^2
Solution:
The weight of an object is equal to its mass times acceleration due to gravity, therefore we can divide 9.8m/s^2 on the given value to find its mass.
= 950 N / 9.8 m/s^2
= 97 kg
Final answer:
The object weighs 97 kg.