Question
1.) The earth's radius is about 3956.52 mi. An object that has a mass of 20 kg is taken to a height of 160 km above the earth's surface.
a. What is the mass of the object at this height?
b. How much does the object weigh at this height?
a. What is the mass of the object at this height?
b. How much does the object weigh at this height?
Answers
bobpursley
a. mass remains constant.
b. weight=mass(r/(r+h))^2
b. weight=mass(r/(r+h))^2
Anonymous
40kg