Answer to Question #302531 in Physics for Timi

Question #302531

calculate earth's mass given the acceleration due to gravity at the North pole is 9.830 m/s² and the radius of the earth is 6371km from pole to pole.

Expert's answer

"g=G\\frac{M}{R^2}"

"M=gR^2\/G\\\\\n=9.8*(6371*10^3)^2\/(6.67*10^{-11})\\\\\n=5.96*10^{24}\\:\\rm kg"

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