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Please i need help, i am stuck:frown: in this question. Can someone please help me to find the answer and explain me the logic of this question!!!! THANKS IN ADVANCE...

A force applied horizontally to a certain mass near the Earth's surface produces an acceleration a. if an equal force were applied to the same mass near the surface of the moon, where the acceleration of free fall is one sixth of its value at the earth's surface, the acceleration produced would be

A a/36

B a/6

C a

D 6a

E 36a
Reply 1
well the acceleration provided I assume in horiztonal (ie not taking verticle into account) so if it were on the moon or any other planet I dont think it'd matter, it'd still be the same acceleration horiztonally.
On the other hand if they are considering verticle motion then you'll need to work out sqrt[(ma)^2+(mg)^2] and compare the answers.

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