A Sherman tank weighs 33.4 short tons on earth. The gravity on mars is3.721m/s?.What is its weight on earth in units of kip?What is its mass on earth in units of slug?

1. W=66.8kip ( 1 ST=2kip) 2 .m=2075.499slug ( 1kg= 0.068522 slug) Note- gravity on mars value is…

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