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A space traveler weighs 401 N on Earth. What will the traveler weigh on another planet whose radius is 4 times that of earth and whose mass is 2 times that of earth

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter7: Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 55A

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