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Force of gravity on a mass of $15$ kg on the surface of a planet is $25$ N. Find acceleration due to gravity due to this planet.

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Solution

force of gravity $F = 25 N$
mass of body $m = 15 k g$
We know that
$F = m g$
$25 = 15 g$
$g = 1.67 m / s^{2}$

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