The mass of the body on earth is $60\ kg$, what is its weight on the earth and on moon.

Weight of the body on the earth:
 

we know Weight $W=mg$

While $W\rightarrow$ weight of the body

$m\rightarrow$mass of the body

$g\rightarrow$ acceleration due to gravity

On the earth, mass of the body $m=60\ kg$

$g=9.8\ ms^{-2}$      [on the earth]

$W=60\times9.8=588\ N$

Thus the weight of the body on the earth is $588\ N$.

Weight on the moon:

Mass of the body on the moon $m=60\ kg$

$g=1.62\ ms^{-2}$    [on the moon]

Therefore, weight of the body on the moon $W=60\times1.62=97.2\ N$

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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