On planet X a spring balance shows a reading of when a block of mass is suspended from it.

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Problem

On planet X a spring balance shows a reading of 120 N120\,\text{N} when a block of mass 12 kg12\,\text{kg} is suspended from it. (i) Determine the value of the acceleration due to gravity gXg_X on planet X. (ii) The same block is released from rest from the top of a 45 m45\,\text{m} high tower on planet X. Calculate the time it takes to reach the ground. (iii) Find the velocity with which the block strikes the ground. (iv) If the value of gg on another planet Y were exactly double that on planet X, what would be the weight of the same block on planet Y? (State your answer with proper unit.)

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