A man weighs 600 N on the earth, what is his mass? (Take g = 10 m/s2). If he was taken to the moon, his weight would be 100 N. What is his mass on the moon? What is the acceleration due to gravity on the moon?
Weights of man on earth, W = 600 N
Acceleration due to gravity 'g' on earth, g = 10 m/s2
We know that,
Mass remains constant everywhere.
Therefore,
Mass of man on moon, m = 60 kg
Weight of man on moon, W = 100 N
Acceleration due to gravity on moon is,