Answer:
The rotation of a planet around it's sun
The mass of a planet determines the acceleration due to gravity on it. This is according to Newton's Law of Gravitation, which basically states that the more mass a body has, the greater the force of attraction it exerts on other bodies with mass near it.
The gravitational force is:
F = GMm/r², where G is a constant, r is the distance between large mass M and small mass m.
Considering the fact that acceleration is force per unit mass, if we divide gravitational force by the small mass (to get force per unit mass), we see the dependence mathematically:
a = GM/r²
Rearranging formulas is all about simple algebra rules. Just like when solving for x in an equation, you're just isolating whichever variable you want. I'll work this one out for you and hopefully it'll help, but if you need more explanation, then feel free to comment!
D = ViT + 0.5at² Subtract ViT from both sides
D - ViT = 0.5at² Divide both sides by 0.5t²
I wrote this step out a little more to show how your fraction will cancel
= a I like to flip these around so the single variable is on the right
a =
I think the correct answer is C
