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AP®︎/College Physics 1

Course: AP®︎/College Physics 1 > Unit 1

Lesson 4: The gravitational field
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AP®︎/College Physics 1
Kinematics and introduction to dynamics
The gravitational field
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The gravitational field

AP.PHYS: FLD‑2.B (EU), FLD‑2.B.1 (EK), FLD‑2.B.1.1 (LO)
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Problem

A 190, start text, k, g, end text astronaut lands on the moon where the gravitational field is start fraction, 1, divided by, 6, end fraction that of Earth.
What is the gravitational force exerted on the astronaut while she is on the surface of the moon?
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