College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 1 - Problems - Page 23: 81

Answer

Expressed in base units, the SI unit for weight is $\frac{kg\cdot m}{s^2}$

Work Step by Step

$Weight = mg$ The units of weight are $kg\times m/s^2 = \frac{kg\cdot m}{s^2}$ Expressed in base units, the SI unit for weight is $\frac{kg\cdot m}{s^2}$
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