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18 August, 01:38

The largest asteroid, ceres, has a radius 0.073 times the radius of earth and a mass of 0.0002 earth masses. how much would a 72 kg astronaut weigh on ceres in pounds?

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  1. 18 August, 03:03
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    By definition, the weight of a human being on earth is given by the following expression:

    f = m * g

    Where,

    m = mass

    g = gravity.

    On the other hand, gravity is also defined as:

    g = G * M / R ^ 2

    Where,

    M: Mass of the earth.

    G: gravitational constant.

    R: Earth radio.

    Taking these definitions into account then:

    For Ceres:

    gc = G * Mc / (Rc) ^ 2

    Where,

    Mc = 0.0002 M

    Rc = 0.073R

    Rewriting:

    gc = G * (0.0002 M) / (0.073R ^ 2)

    gc = (0.0002 / 0.073 ^ 2) * (G * M / R ^ 2)

    gc = 0.0375g

    Then, the weight will be

    fc = m * gc.

    fc = m * (0.0375) * g.

    (0.0375) * m * g

    (0.0375) * (72) * (2.2) = 5.94lb

    answer:

    a 72 kg astronaut weigh on ceres in pounds is 5.94lb
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