Question

Two 6.0 kg masses are separated by a distance of 4.0 m. What is the magnitude of the gravitational force between the two masses?

Answer 1

Answer:
`1.50075*10^(-10)\ N`

Step-by-step explanation:

For this exercise we need to use the Gravitational Force Formula. This is:

`F_g=G((m_1*m_2)/(r^2))`

Where
`F_g` is the gravitational force between two objects,
`G` is the gravitational constant (
`G=6.67*10^(-11)\ (Nm^2)/(kg^2)`) and
`r` is the distance between the objects.

We know that:

`m_1=6.0\ kg\\\\m_2=6.0\ kg\\\\r=4.0\ m`

Therefore, in order to calculate the magnitude of the gravitational force between the two masses, we must substitute these values into the formula.

Then we get:

`F_g=(G=6.67*10^(-11)\ (Nm^2)/(kg^2))(((6.0\ kg)(6.0\ kg))/((4.0\ m)^2))\\\\F_g=1.50075*10^(-10)\ N`