Grade 10Mechanics
What is your mass is slugs? Your weight in newtons?
What is your mass is slugs? Your weight in newtons?
1 Answer
Jitender Pal
To calculate your mass in slugs and your weight in newtons, we need some additional information — specifically, your mass in kilograms (kg) or your weight in pounds (lbs).
Here’s the step-by-step process for both conversions:
Converting Mass to Slugs
The relationship between slugs and kilograms is:
1 slug = 14.5939 kg
So, to find your mass in slugs:
Mass in slugs = Mass in kg / 14.5939
Calculating Weight in Newtons
The relationship between weight in newtons and mass in kg is:
Weight (N) = Mass (kg) × 9.81
For example, if your mass is 70 kg:
Mass in slugs = 70 kg / 14.5939
= 4.795 slugs
Weight in newtons = 70 kg × 9.81
= 686.7 N
If you provide your mass or weight, I can calculate the precise values for you.
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