The mass of a hypothetical planet is 1/100 that of earth and its radius is 1/4 that of earth. if a person weighs 600 n on earth, what would he weigh on this planet ?

To solve this problem we will apply the Newtonian concept of gravitational acceleration produced by a planet. This relationship is given by:

Where,

G = Gravitational Universal Constant

M = Mass of Earth

r = Radius

The values given are based on the constants of the earth, so they can be expressed as

The relationship of gravity would then be given:

The relationship with the new planet, from the gravity of the earth would be given

The relationship with the weight of the earth would be given as:

Therefore the weigh on this planet would be 96N

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