(a) Find the magnitude of the gravitational force (in N) between a planet with mass 8.50 ✕ 1024 kg and its moon, with mass 2.20 ✕ 1022 kg, if the average distance between their centers is 2.90 ✕ 108 m.
(b) What is the moon's acceleration (in m/s2) toward the planet? (Enter the magnitude.)
m/s2
(c) What is the planet's acceleration (in m/s2) toward the moon? (Enter the magnitude.)
m/s2
(a)
The gravitational force between two objects of mass M and m separated by a distance R is given by
The gravitational force between the planet and the moon is
(b)
By Newton's second law of motion, the acceleration of the moon is
(c)
By Newton's second law of motion, the acceleration of the planet is
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