Question

Using the formula: w = mg , calculate your mass. g is the acceleration due to gravity. On earth, g = 9.8 m/s^2Show your work.

Answer 1

Given,

W=mg

The acceleration due to gravity, g=9.8 m/s²

Let us assume that the weight is W Newtons.

The weight is the product of the mass and the acceleration due to gravity. Thus, in the above equation m is the mass.

Thus on rearranging the given equation,

$m=\frac{W}{g}$

On substituting the known values,

$m=\frac{W}{9.8}$

Thus the mass is given by W/9.8, where W is the value of the weight.