A tank of oil has a mass of 25 slugs. (a) Determine its weight in pounds and
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A tank of oil has a mass of 25 slugs.
(a) Determine its weight in pounds and in Newton’s at the earth’s surface.
(b) What would be its mass (in slugs) and its weight (in pounds) if located on the moon’s surface where the gravitational attraction is approximately one-sixth that at the earth’s surface?
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