Rudolph's mother is a physicist. She gave him a present for his birthday, but she told him he can only open it if he can calculate its mass. She told him that the normal force the table exerts on the gift is 55 N. What is the mass of the gift? 4.5 kg 5.6 kg 45 kg D 56 kg

Rudolph's mother is a physicist. She gave him a present for his birthday, but she told him he can only open it if he can calculate its mass. She told him that the normal force the table exerts on the gift is 55 N. What is the mass of the gift? 4.5 kg 5.6 kg 45 kg D 56 kg

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Chapter13: Gravitation

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Rudolph's mother is a physicist. She gave him a present for his birthday, but she told him
he can only open it if he can calculate its mass. She told him that the normal force the
table exerts on the gift is 55 N. What is the mass of the gift?
4.5 kg
5.6 kg
45 kg
56 kg
D.

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