Question

What is the gravitational force between two 15kg packages that are 35cm apart?

Answer 1

The gravitational force is
`1.22 * 10^(-7)`

Step-by-step explanation:

The Gravitational force between two masses m 1 and m 2 is given by;

`F = (Gm_1m_2)/(r^2)`

where

m1 and m2 are the mass of the objects and

r is the distance between the objects

G is the gravitational constant.

Now, On substituting the values

`F = {((6.67 * 10^(-11) )(15)(15))/(0.35^2)`

`F = {((6.67 * 10^(-11)) (225))/(0.35^2)`

`F = {((1500.75 * 10^(-11)))/(0.35^2)`

`F = {((1500.75 * 10^(-11)))/(0.1225)`

`F = 1.22 * 10^(-7)`