Mitchell
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I am working a Physics problem where the mass is given as 20 slugs. To obtain Newtons can I just multiply 20 slugs x (14.59 kg/1 slug) x 9.80 m/s^2 = 2859.64N?
In the "British Engineering" System, the unit of mass is the slug and the unit of force is the pound. (Yes, sometimes the pound is also used as a unit of mass--but in my opinion, this is a bad idea in a physics course. 1 pound mass = 0.45359237 kg) The weight of a 1 slug mass is given by W=mg = (1 slug) (32 ft/s^2) = 32 pounds (approximately) as you noted.Mitchell said:So is the mass of a slug 1lb.? And if so, to obtain (mass x gravity) in the U.S. Customary System would it just be 1 x 32 ft/sec^2 to obtain its weight?