7. An astronaut standing on Earth's surface has a weight of 700 N (about 157 lbs). He then takes a rocket ship to a distant planet with a mass twice as large as Earth and a radius 50% larger than Earth's radius. How much does the astronaut weigh on this new planet (in Newtons)?

7. An astronaut standing on Earth's surface has a weight of 700 N (about 157 lbs). He then takes a rocket ship to a distant planet with a mass twice as large as Earth and a radius 50% larger than Earth's radius. How much does the astronaut weigh on this new planet (in Newtons)?

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