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What is the definition and formula for weight?

In this problem you will learn what weight means, and how to calculate it.

Summary

  1. Imagine a person falling to the earth, experiencing only the downward pull of gravity
  2. Fg- the force due to gravity
  3. g- acceleration due to gravity
  4. m- mass

Notes

    1. m- meters
    2. s- seconds
    3. For simplicity you can use g= 10 m/s2
    1. FNET- net force
    2. m- mass
    3. a- acceleration
    1. g- the acceleration due to gravity
    1. Fg- the force due to gravity
    2. m- mass
    3. g- acceleration due to gravity
    1. Like all forces, weight is measured in Newtons
    1. Weight is the force due to gravity, mass is a fundamental property of an object, and is measured in kg