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Homework Statement
A person whose mass is 150lb weighs 144.4 lbf. Determine a) the local acceleration of gravity, in ft/s2, and b) the persons mass, in lb and weight, in lbf, if g = 32.174 ft/s2
Homework Equations
F=ma
The Attempt at a Solution
A) Using F=ma I got
144.4 lbf = (150lb)a
a = 0.963 ft/s2
My answer seems kinda low. Am I missing something?
b) F=ma
mass = 150lb
F = (150lb)(32.174 ft/sec2)
F = weight = 4826 lbf
I also feel like I'm missing something here as well, especially as it asks for the mass, which is already given. Am I misreading the question or something?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks