Answer
Please see the work below.
Work Step by Step
As we know that according to Newton's second law, the elephant exerts a force on the Earth which is equal to its weight
So $F=mg$
We plug in the known values to obtain:
$F=(5600)(9.8)=55000N$
Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
by Wolfson, Richard
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321993721
ISBN 13:
978-0-32199-372-4
Chapter 4 - Exercises and Problems - Page 67: 35
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