Asked by mark
2 objects are .25m apart and exert a force of 2.5x10^-10 N on each other. Thier total mass is 4 kg. what is the mass of each?
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Answered by
drwls
Apply Newton's Universal Law of Gravity and solve for M1*M2.
F = 2.5*10^-10 = G M1*M2/(0.25)^2
Once you know M1*M2 and M1 + M2 (= 4 kg), you can solve for M1 and M2 separately.
F = 2.5*10^-10 = G M1*M2/(0.25)^2
Once you know M1*M2 and M1 + M2 (= 4 kg), you can solve for M1 and M2 separately.
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