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Two bodies of masses 5kg and 15kg are separated by a distance of 5m.Calculate the gravitational force between them.​

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ANSWER:

\textsf{<klux>FORCE</klux> between the <klux>TWO</klux> bodies} \ \sf =2 \times 10^{-10} \ N

GIVEN:

TO FIND:

  • Gavitational force between the two bodies.

EXPLANATION:

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Here G is the universal gravitational constant.

\sf G = 6.673 \times 10^{-11}\ Nm^2kg^{-2}

\sf m_1 = 5  \ kg

\sf m_2 = 15\ kg

\sf d = 5\ m

\sf F =\dfrac{6.673 \times 10^{-11} \times 5(15)}{5^2}

\sf F =6.673 \times 10^{-11} \times 3

\sf F =20 \times 10^{-11}

\sf F =2 \times 10^{-10} \ N

Hence the force between the two bodies = \bf 2 \times 10^{-10} \ N

NEWTON's LAW OF GRAVAITATION:

Newton's law of gravitation states that every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their massess and inversely proportinal to the square of the distance between them.

Diagram:

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Derivation:

\sf F \propto m_1 m_2

\sf F \propto \dfrac{1}{d^2}

\sf F \propto \dfrac{m_1 m_2}{d^2}

\sf F = \dfrac{Gm_1 m_2}{d^2}

Here G is the constant of propotionality and is called universal gravitational constant.



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