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Question
What is the (a) force of gravity and (b) weight of a block of mass 10.5 kg ? Take g = 10 ms-2 .
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Solution
Mass, m = 10.5 kg
G = 10 m/s2
(a) Force, F = mg
F = (10.5) (10) = 105 N
(b) Weight, w = mg
w = (10.5) (10) = 105 N
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