A body has a weight of 400N at standard earth’s gravity of 9.806 m/s2. When a force of 800N is applied to the body. What is the value of the acceleration on earth? What is the value of the acceleration on moon where the gravity is 1.6 m/s2?

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A body has a weight of 400N at standard earth’s gravity of 9.806 m/s2. When a force of 800N is applied to the body.

  1. What is the value of the acceleration on earth?
  2. What is the value of the acceleration on moon where the gravity is 1.6 m/s2?

 

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