- Grave tE! Consider four identical objects with mass m held at the corners of a square with each side of a. Ob- ject x with same mass m is placed at the midpoint of the bottom side of the square as shown in the figure. What is the magnitude of the net gravitational force on object x a due to all the masses? А. 8GM2 5V5a? 16GM2 В. 5/5a2 а C. 4Gm? 5V5a2 D. zero

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Consider four identical objects with mass m
held at the corners of a square with each side of a. Object x with same mass m is placed at the midpoint of the
bottom side of the square as shown in the figure. What is
the magnitude of the net gravitational force on object x
due to all the masses?
A. 8Gm2/5√5a2
B. 16Gm2/5√5a2
C. 4Gm2/5√5a2
D. zero

- Grave tE! Consider four identical objects with mass m
held at the corners of a square with each side of a. Ob-
ject x with same mass m is placed at the midpoint of the
bottom side of the square as shown in the figure. What is
the magnitude of the net gravitational force on object x
a
due to all the masses?
A. 8Gm?
5V5a?
16GM2
В.
5/5a2
а
4GM2
С.
5V5a?
D. zero
Transcribed Image Text:- Grave tE! Consider four identical objects with mass m held at the corners of a square with each side of a. Ob- ject x with same mass m is placed at the midpoint of the bottom side of the square as shown in the figure. What is the magnitude of the net gravitational force on object x a due to all the masses? A. 8Gm? 5V5a? 16GM2 В. 5/5a2 а 4GM2 С. 5V5a? D. zero
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