A solid steel block has a mass of

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Problem

12\,\text{kg}

. Answer the following: (a) Calculate its weight on the Earth taking

g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^2

. (b) For a quick estimation, calculate the weight again by taking

g = 10\,\text{m/s}^2

. (c) Express each answer obtained in part (a) and part (b) in kilonewtons.