An astronaut has a mass of 59 kilograms. What will her gravitational force be on the Moon? The gravitational attraction on the Moon is 1.62 ms2

Question

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Responses

36.42 N
36.42 N

60.62 N
60.62 N

578.2 N
578.2 N

95.58 N

Answer 1

To calculate the gravitational force on the Moon, you can use the formula:

\[ F = m \times g \]

where:

• \( F \) is the gravitational force,
• \( m \) is the mass of the astronaut (59 kg), and
• \( g \) is the acceleration due to gravity on the Moon (1.62 m/s²).

Now, plug in the values:

\[ F = 59 , \text{kg} \times 1.62 , \text{m/s}^2 \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ F = 95.58 , \text{N} \]

So the correct answer is:

95.58 N