Luke Skywalker, 73 kg, is training on Dagobah. He runs up a  incline for 10 m with an average velocity of 6 mph. He then performs the same run with Yoda on his back in 4.31 s. Assuming he makes the second run with equivalent power and that the acceleration due to gravity is the same as earth, what is Yoda's mass? 1 mi = 1.6 km   A. 11 kg B. 13 kg C. 116 kg D. 189 kg

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Luke Skywalker, 73 kg, is training on Dagobah. He runs up a  incline for 10 m with an average velocity of 6 mph. He then performs the same run with Yoda on his back in 4.31 s. Assuming he makes the second run with equivalent power and that the acceleration due to gravity is the same as earth, what is Yoda's mass? 1 mi = 1.6 km

 

A. 11 kg

B. 13 kg

C. 116 kg

D. 189 kg

 

 

 

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