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If the Mass is in N instead kg does "g" need to be taken into account. alevel Maths

Screenshot 2023-04-25 8.43.36 PM.pngScreenshot 2023-04-25 8.43.16 PM.pngScreenshot 2023-04-25 8.43.16 PM.pngI am only stuck on one specific part of this question. In part b, they do m=147/g. I just put 147 because its in N so I lost a lot of marks. I thought that g doesnt need to be taken into account because its in N instead of grams or kilograms???????
(edited 1 year ago)
Weight = Mass x gravitational field strength (g)
In part b) they're using Newton's second law (Force = Mass x Acceleration). 147N is the weight of the box (not the mass) so to get the mass, they've divided 147 by g.
(edited 1 year ago)

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