The parachutist has a mass of 75 kg. What is the weight of the parachutist?

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Solution

$735 N$
Explanation:
I have a feeling we might be missing some information here, but if the parachutist is at rest on the surface of the earth, her weight is equal to the force of gravity acting upon her. Therefore, we have:
$W = F_{g} = m g$
$= (75 k g) (9.8 \frac{m}{s^{2}})$
$= 735 N$
That might seem like an unreasonable answer at first, but hopefully it can serve to remind us that mass and weight are not the same quantity!

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