Bronson

Gary J. Bronson 2012, "C++ for Engineers and Scientists."

7. (Physics) a. The weight of an object on Earth is a measurement of the downward force on
the object caused by Earth’s gravity. The formula for this force is determined by using
Newton’s Second Law:

F = M × A e

F is the object’s weight.
M is the object’s mass.
A e is the acceleration caused by Earth’s gravity (32.2 ft/sec2 = 9.82 m/s2).

Given this information, design, write, compile, and run a C++ program to calculate the weight
in lbf of a person having a mass of 4 lbm. Verify the result produced by your program with a
hand calculation.

b. After verifying that your program is working correctly, use it to determine the weight, on
Earth, of a person having a mass of 3.2 lbm.

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I am working on this book for fun. Fun! But...in this exercise 7a, I have come across a miscalculation or
there is some type of error in the book, i.e. a typo.

Do you think you can figure this out?

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P.S. Please reply when you have time. I am sure this is easy for someone that already understands
physics but I think I need another value to proceed.