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1 March, 09:32

Astronauts who landed on the moon during the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions brought back a large collection of rocks to the earth. The rocks weighed 154 lb when they were on the moon. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 5.30 ft/s2.

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  1. 1 March, 13:22
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    Answer: a) W (earth) = 935.62 lbs

    b) Mass of rocks in slugs = 29.06 slugs

    Explanation:

    a) From Newton's law, W = mg. Whether on the moon or on earth. Although, the mass of the rocks everywhere is the same, that is, mass of rocks on the moon = mass of rocks on earth.

    W (moon) = mg (moon)

    W (moon) = 154 lbs

    g (moon) = 5.30 ft/s2

    m = W (moon) / g (moon) = 154/5.3 = 29.06 lb. s2/ft

    W (earth) = m g (earth)

    g (earth) = 32.2 ft/s2

    W (earth) = 29.06 * 32.2 = 935.62 lbs.

    b) A slug = 1 lb. s2/ft, therefore the mass of the rocks in slugs is 29.06 slugs.

    QED!
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