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After the car leaves the platform , gravity causes it to accelerate downward at a rate of 9.8 m/s2. what is the gravitational force on the car?

After the car leaves the platform , gravity causes it to accelerate downward at a rate of 9.8 m/s2. what is the gravitational force on the car?
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after the car leaves the platform , gravity causes it to accelerate downward at a rate of 9.8 m/s2. what is the gravitational force on the car?

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The gravitational force on the car is the force popularly known
as the car's "weight". Its magnitude is

(9.8 m/sĀ²) times (the car's mass, in kilograms) .

The unit of this quantity is [newton] .

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