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The Weight of Spaceman Speff at the Surface of Planet

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The weight of spaceman Speff at the surface of planet X,solely due to its gravitational pull,is 389 N.If he moves to a distance of 1.86 × 104 km above the planet's surface,his weight changes to 24.31 N.What is the mass of planet X,if Speff's mass is 75.0 kg? The weight of spaceman Speff at the surface of planet X,solely due to its gravitational pull,is 389 N.If he moves to a distance of 1.86 × 10<sup>4</sup> km above the planet's surface,his weight changes to 24.31 N.What is the mass of planet X,if Speff's mass is 75.0 kg?   A)  2.99 × 10<sup>24</sup> kg B)  2.99 × 10<sup>18</sup> kg C)  2.99 × 10<sup>17</sup> kg D)  1.59 × 10<sup>18</sup> kg


A) 2.99 × 1024 kg
B) 2.99 × 1018 kg
C) 2.99 × 1017 kg
D) 1.59 × 1018 kg

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