College Physics
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Chapter 34, Problem 10PE
(a) What is the approximate force of gravity on a 70−kg person due to the Andromeda galaxy, assuming its total mass is 1013 than of our Sun and acts like a single mass 2 Mly away? (b) What is the ratio of this force to the person's weight? Note that Andromeda is the closest large galaxy.
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