Question
Show by algebraic reasoning that your gravitational acceleratoin toward an object of mass M a distance d away is a = GM/d squared and therefore doesn't depend on your mass.
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F = ma = GMm/d²
m cancels out on each side of the equation, therefore the acceleration is independent of the mass.
m cancels out on each side of the equation, therefore the acceleration is independent of the mass.