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In Rendezvous with Rama, they are on rung 700, so about 213 m down into the ship. The gravity is very small. It says that they weigh 10 kg in that gravity. So what gravity are they in?
I know I use w=ma, but how do I get the 10 kg into N? I guessed that an average male weighs 72.5 kg
I tried doing 10=72.5a
a=.13
But I know that weight needs to be in N, but I'm confusing myself as to how to do that in an unknown gravity.
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Homework Statement
In Rendezvous with Rama, they are on rung 700, so about 213 m down into the ship. The gravity is very small. It says that they weigh 10 kg in that gravity. So what gravity are they in?
Homework Equations
I know I use w=ma, but how do I get the 10 kg into N? I guessed that an average male weighs 72.5 kg
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried doing 10=72.5a
a=.13
But I know that weight needs to be in N, but I'm confusing myself as to how to do that in an unknown gravity.
Edit: post restored after being deleted by OP
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