College Physics (4th Edition)

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

Chapter 2 - Problems - Page 67: 54

Answer

(a) 889.6 N for 200 lb. (b) 2.45 N, (c) 24 teaspoons of granulated sugar

Work Step by Step

(a). For a 200 lb person. 200 lb = 200 x 4.448 = 889.6 N [ 1 lb = 4.448 N] (b) W = mg (250 x 10-3) x 9.8 = 2.45 N [g = 9.8 m/s2 ] (c) 24 tsp = 0.2248 lb = 0.2248 x 4.448 = 1 N 24 teaspoons of granulated sugar
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