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How can you derive the formula for the apparent weight at any latitude on the Earth?
My textbook derives the formula for apparent weight at the equator, which is just equating the centripetal force to the difference between the true weight and normal reaction.
$$ mg' = mg + m \omega^2 ...
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What happens to your weight when you go a specific height above the surface of the earth?
How would you use the Universal Gravitation equation $F=\frac{Gm_1m_2}{r^2}$ to calculate the weight of a person at a specific height above the earth?
If, for example, you were 6370m above the earth ...
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The weight of something in a specific gravity field [closed]
I am working on a project in my free time and need to know what the weight of a person who has a mass of 70 kg in a gravitational environment of 0.1035773536599592926 pound-force would be.
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Do we feel 0.4% less body weight on mount everest?
Weight of the object at surface of earth(where $g=9.8066$).
considering Weight=$100~\rm kg$ ,Weight ($W_1$)=$mg$ , mass=$10.1972~\rm kg$
At mount Everest top:
Height of Mount Everest = $8.848\rm km$
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Confused by gravity and weight [closed]
I know that $F = mg$ so $2,00 \textrm{ KG m} \cdot 9,81 \textrm{ N g} = 19,62 \textrm{ N F}$
Why does my book say that the weight of a $2,00 \textrm{ KG}$ object is $19,62\textrm{ N}$, the mass is $2,...
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What is the weight of the Philae lander on the Churyumov–Gerasimenko comet compared to earth?
We know the payload mass of the Philae lander was 21kg.
We know the mass of the Churyumov–Gerasimenko comet is roughly 1 x 10^13kg.
We know the mass of Earth is roughly 5.9x10^24kg.
I've heard ...
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Does the weight of fluid in a conical container act entirely on the base?
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Lets assume both containers have a capacity of 300 litres.
One is a vertical tube as shown in pic 1
Other one is more or less a V shaped containers as shown in pic 2
Both are ...
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How the apparent weight varies due to the rotational motion of Earth?
I learned that as the earth rotates about its axis, the bodies on the earth also follow a circular path. In most books I read, they give the example of a person standing on a weight balance at the ...
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