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A small asteroid of mass M is near a big asteroid of mass 3M. There are no other gravitating objects nearby. The magnitudes of the accelerations of the big and small asteroids are aBig and asmall, respectively.
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A small asteroid of mass M is near a big asteroid of mass 3M. There are no other gravitating objects nearby. The magnitudes of the accelerations of the big and small asteroids are aBig and asmall, respectively. What is the ratio of the magnitudes of the accelerations (aBig/ asmall)?

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Ratio of aBig to aSmall = 1 : 3

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