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Homework Statement
What is the ratio of the Earth's orbital period about the sun to the Earth's period of rotation about its own axis
Homework Equations
none, theory
The Attempt at a Solution
Its theory
Two 335 kg masses (744 lb) are separated by a distance of 5 m. Using Newton's law of gravitation, find the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted by one mass on the other.
F = Gm1m2
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r (squared)
God... I'm putting it in, but it says its wrong... help...
Joe has a weight of 750 N (about 170 lb) when he is standing on the surface of the earth. What would his weight (the gravitational force due to the earth) be if he tripled his distance from the center of the Earth by flying in a spacecraft ?
The formula should be...
w x a = f
help please!
Thank you members of the community
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