How much will weigh on the spring scale


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Q: A 150-lbm astronaut took his bathroom scale (a spring scale) and a beam scale (compares masses) to the moon where the local gravity is g = 5.48 ft/s2.

Determine how much he will weigh

(a) On the spring scale and

(b) On the beam scale. Answers: (a) 25.5 lbf; (b) 150 lbf

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