Question

Find weight in Newtons by using gravitational acceleration on Earth (they gave us 32.2 ft/s^2) and a mass of 943.37 lb(m) . I'm really lost on what to convert the units to and how. Thank you.

Answer 1

F= ma

Answer 2

english units for weight is pounds (lb)

Answer 3

Thanks but don't I need to convert the units to something else?

Answer 4

you need to convert lbm to lbf

it can be accomplished by just multiplying the gravitiational constant 32.2 ft/s^2 to lbm

Answer 5

yes english/ british units suck and are very confusing

Answer 6

Oh alright I was making that more complicated, thanks!

Answer 7

yup no prob