(a) Use data from Appendix F to calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the moon. (b)...

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(a) Use data from Appendix F to calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the moon.

(b) Calculate the friction force on a walking 65-kg astronaut carrying a 43-kg instrument pack on the moon if the coefficient of kinetic friction at her hip joint is 0.0050.

(c) What would be the friction force on earth for this astronaut?


Appendix F:

Fundamental Physical Constants*

Name Symbol Value 2.99792458 x 10® m/s 1.602176487(40) × 10-1º c 6.67428(67) × 10-1! N •m²/kg² 6.62606896(33) ×


Other Useful Constants*

Mechanical equivalent of heat Standard atmospheric pressure Absolute zero Electron volt Atomic mass unit Electron rest e


Astronomical Data€ 


Prefixes for Powers of 10

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0321696861

13th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford

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