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Alika [10]
3 years ago
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An astronaut is in equilibrium when he is positioned 140 km from planet X and 581 km from planey Y, along the straight line join

ing the planets' centers. What is the ration of the masses X/Y? I know the answer is 0.0581, I just do not know how to solve it.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Kay [80]3 years ago
5 0
Well, yeah, sometimes we have that weird feeling that our guts know the answer but we don't know why. Let me show you how I got mine.

Gravitational force obeys an inverse square law - as in the gravitational force depends on the distance as<span>F = <span><span>GMm/</span><span>r</span></span></span>²
Small m is the mass of astronaut, M the planet, etc. equate the two forces to have the astronaut in equilibrium. G, m cancel, then arrange to get the Mass ratio:<span><span><span><span>Mx / </span><span>My</span></span> =<span><span>140</span></span></span></span>²/581²
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