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Compared to your current weight, what would happen to your weight if BOTH the mass of the Earth, AND YOUR mass, were three times greater than they are now? "My weight would be what it is now".

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Chapter7: Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 52A

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4. Compared to your current weight, what would happen to your weight if BOTH the mass of the Earth.
AND YOUR mass, were three times greater than they are now?
"My weight would be
what it is now".
5. Compared to your current weight, what would happen to your weight if BOTH the mass AND the
radius of the Earth were three times greater than they are now?
"My weight would be
what it is now".
6. Compared to your current weight, what would happen to your weight if the mass of the Earth was nine
times greater, while the radius of the earth was three times greater, than they are now?
"My weight would be
what it is now".
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