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torybrooks

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An object of mass 0.50 kg is transported to the surface of Planet X where the object's weight is measured to be 10 N. The radius of the planet is 4.0  106 m. What free fall acceleration will the 0.50 kg object experience when transported to a distance of 2.0  106 m from the surface of this planet?
 a. 90 m/s2
  c. 13 m/s2
  b. 8.9 m/s2
  d. 18 m/s2

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An object of mass 0.50 kg is transported to the surface of Planet X where the object's weight is measured to be 10 N. The radius of the planet is 4.0  106 m. What free fall acceleration will the 0.50 kg object experience when at the surface of Planet X?
 a. 48 m/s2
  c. 16 m/s2
  b. 20 m/s2
  d. 40 m/s2


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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


torybrooks

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Reply #2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 28, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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