Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics 8th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118412931
ISBN 13: 978-1-11841-293-0

Chapter 1 - Problems: Developing Engineering Skills - Page 30: 1.18

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a) Mexico City, g = 9.779 $m$/$s^{2}$ $F_{gravity}$ = $mg$ = (80 $kg$)(9.779 $m$/$s^{2}$ ) = $782.32$ $N$ b) Cape Town, g = 9.796 $m$/$s^{2}$ $F_{gravity}$ = $mg$ = (80 $kg$)(9.796 $m$/$s^{2}$ ) = $783.68$ $N$ c) Tokyo, g = 9.798 $m$/$s^{2}$ $F_{gravity}$ = $mg$ = (80 $kg$)(9.798 $m$/$s^{2}$ ) = $783.84$ $N$ d) Chicago, g = 9.803 $m$/$s^{2}$ $F_{gravity}$ = $mg$ = (80 $kg$)(9.803 $m$/$s^{2}$ ) = $784.24$ $N$ e) Copenhagen, g = 9.815 $m$/$s^{2}$ $F_{gravity}$ = $mg$ = (80 $kg$)(9.815 $m$/$s^{2}$ ) = $785.2$ $N$

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