Question

An object weighs 2600 N on Jupiter (g = 26). What is its mass on Jupiter?

Answer 1

Given:

The weight of the object on Jupiter is

$W=2600\text{ N}$

The acceleration due to gravity on Jupiter is

$g=26\text{ m/s}^2$

To find:

The mass

Explanation:

Let the mass of the object be 'm'.

The weight is,

$\begin{gathered} W=mg \\ m=\frac{W}{g} \end{gathered}$

Substituting the values we get,

$\begin{gathered} m=\frac{2600}{26} \\ =100\text{ kg} \end{gathered}$

Hence, the mass is 100 kg.