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An object with mass m is located halfway between an object of mass m and an object of mass 3m that are separated by a distance d. what is the magnitude of the force on the object with mass m?
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An object with mass m is located halfway between an object of mass m and an object of mass 3m that are separated by a distance

d. what is the magnitude of the force on the object with mass m?

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The resultant force would be 2*(Gm^2/R^2)

R=distance between massses in this case d/2.
G=gravitational constant.
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