Gravitational Force and Weight

[Husker70]

Homework Statement

If a man weights 900N on the Earth, what would he weigh on Jupiter,
where the free-fall acceleration is 25.9 m/2?

Homework Equations

Fg=mg
m=Fg/g

The Attempt at a Solution

Mass on Earth is m=900n/9.8m/s = 91.8kg
with the weight on Jupiter is Fg=(91.8kg)(25.9m/s2)=2.38x10 third power

Is this this easy?
Thanks,
Kevin

 

[Niles]

Yes, correctomundo!

 

[baba89]

I would like to clarify some of the concepts mentioned in this question. First of all, the term "weight" refers to the gravitational force exerted on an object, not the mass of the object. Therefore, the man's weight on Jupiter would be different from his weight on Earth due to the different gravitational forces on each planet.

To accurately calculate the man's weight on Jupiter, we can use the equation Fg=mg, where Fg is the gravitational force, m is the mass of the object, and g is the gravitational acceleration. On Earth, the gravitational acceleration is approximately 9.8 m/s^2, while on Jupiter it is 25.9 m/s^2.

Using this equation, we can calculate the man's mass on Earth as m=Fg/g=900N/9.8m/s^2=91.8kg. Then, we can calculate his weight on Jupiter as Fg=mg=(91.8kg)(25.9m/s^2)=2374.2N.

In conclusion, the man's weight on Jupiter would be approximately 2374.2N, which is significantly greater than his weight on Earth due to the stronger gravitational force on Jupiter. I hope this helps to clarify any confusion.