Two point masses of 6.12 kg are subject to a distance of 21.5 cm from each other. One of the masses is released and dropped into the other mass. Suppose that the only force acting on masses is the gravitational force of one mass due to the other. What is the acceleration (in m/s 2) of the mass just as it is released?

Two point masses of 6.12 kg are subject to a distance of 21.5 cm from each other. One of the masses is released and dropped into the other mass. Suppose that the only force acting on masses is the gravitational force of one mass due to the other. What is the acceleration (in m/s 2) of the mass just as it is released?

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