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02/11/2021 7:46 pm
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Calculate the force of gravitation between two objects of masses 50 kg and 120 kg respectively kept at a distance of 10 m from one another. (Gravitational constant, G = 6.7 x 10-11 Nm2 kg-2)
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02/11/2021 7:50 pm
F = \(G \times \frac{m \times M}{d^2}\)
m = 50 kg
M = 120 kg
Distance, d = 10 m
G = 6.7 x 10-11 Nm2 kg-2
F = 6.67 x 10-11 x \(\frac{50 \times 120}{10^2}\)
F = 6.67 x 60 x 10-11
F = 4.02 x 10-9 N