Question

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a recent space mission carried a piece of cargo that had a mass of 122 kg with a weight of 1195.6 n. while orbiting the earth, the astronauts weighed the equipment again and
found it to be 24.4 n.
the mass of the equipment at this point was
kg.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate gravitational acceleration

Use the formula \(g=\frac{W}{m}\), where \(W = 1195.6\ N\) and \(m = 122\ kg\).
\(g=\frac{1195.6}{122}=9.8\ m/s^{2}\)

Step2: Calculate mass of equipment

Use the formula \(m=\frac{W}{g}\), where \(W = 24.4\ N\) and \(g = 9.8\ m/s^{2}\) (calculated in Step 1).
\(m=\frac{24.4}{9.8}\approx2.5\)

Answer:

2.5