SOLUTION: Calculate the acceleration due to gravity (g) in m/s2 on a planet, other than earth, where a 5kg object weighs 20 N.

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Question 1124135: Calculate the acceleration due to gravity (g) in m/s2 on a planet, other than earth, where a 5kg object weighs 20 N.
Answer by ikleyn(52908) About Me  (Show Source):
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The weight of the body is the product of its mass times acceleration due to gravity 


    W = m*g.


Therefore,  g = W%2Fm,  and you have everything given to calculate "g" on your own.