Question

What is the weight of a ring tailed lemur that has a mass of 10 kg? Use w = mg (g = -9.8 m/s2)

Question 3 options:

98 oz


1.02 N


98 N


None of these

Answer 1

Answer: 98 N

Explanation:

The weight of an object is given by

$W=mg$

where m is the mass of the object, and g is the gravitational acceleration.

In this problem, m=10 kg is the mass of the lemur, while the gravitational acceleration is $g=9.8 m/s^2$. Therefore, the weight of the lemur is

$W=mg=(10 kg)(9.8 m/s^2)=98 N$