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A man weighs 600 N on earth.what is his weight on moon if gm=1/6 ge ?

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Dear Student,

As given the weight of man on earth = 600 N =mg_e
So , mass of man, m = 600 / g_e
So, his weight on moon = mg_m = $\frac{600}{g_{e}} \times \frac{g_{e}}{6} [w e k n o w, g_{m} = g_{e} / 6]$
= 100 N.
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