Question

On earth the weight of a body of mass 1.0 kg is 10 N. What will be the weight of a boy of mass 37 kg in (a) kgf (b) N ?

Answer 1

Weight of a body of mass 1.0 kg body = 10 N

(a) Weight of a boy of mass = 37 kg

(b) Weight of a boy of 37 kg in newton will be 1 kgf = 10N

∴ 37 kgf = 37 × 10 N

= 370 N