A solid sphere of uniform density has a mass of 8.7 x 104 kg and a radius of 1.2 m. What is the magnitude of the gravitational force due to the sphere on a particle of mass 6.5 kg located at a distance of (a) 4.2 m and (b) 0.34 m from the center of the sphere? (c) Write a general expression for the magnitude of the gravitational force on the particle at a distance rs 1.2 m from the center of the sphere. (a) Number Units (b) Number Units (c) |Fon m| =kr, where k =

A solid sphere of uniform density has a mass of 8.7 x 104 kg and a radius of 1.2 m. What is the magnitude of the gravitational force due to the sphere on a particle of mass 6.5 kg located at a distance of (a) 4.2 m and (b) 0.34 m from the center of the sphere? (c) Write a general expression for the magnitude of the gravitational force on the particle at a distance rs 1.2 m from the center of the sphere. (a) Number Units (b) Number Units (c) |Fon m| =kr, where k =

College Physics

11th Edition

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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