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  • Weight and distance from Earth
    mass

    …unit of mass is the slug, a mass whose weight at sea level is 32.17 pounds.

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    …unit of mass is the slug, a mass whose weight at sea level is 32.17 pounds.

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  • Moment of inertia
    moment of inertia

    customary system, m is in slugs (1 slug = 32.2 pounds) and r in feet, with I expressed in terms of slug-foot square.

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    customary system, m is in slugs (1 slug = 32.2 pounds) and r in feet, with I expressed in terms of slug-foot square.

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