the acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.80 m/s2. if the mass of a giraffe is 1,470 kg, what is the weight of the giraffe? 1,470 n 150 n 14,400 n 144,000 n
Answer: 14400 N
Explanation:
Weight of an object is the force acting on an object on the center of the body by gravity.
weight=\(mass\times acceleratio\)
Given mass= 1470 kg
acceleration due to gravity = \(9.80m/s^2\)
Putting in the values we get,
weight=\(1470kg\times 9.80m/s^2=14400kgms^{-2}=14400N\)
\(1kgms^{-2}=1Newton(N)\)
thus weight of the object is 14400 Newton