Question

What gravitational force does the moon produce

Answer 1

Answer:

$1.94\cdot 10^{20} N$

Explanation:

The magnitude of the gravitational force between two objects is given by the equation:

$F=G\frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}$

where

G is the gravitational constant

m1, m2 are the masses of the two objects

r is the separation between the objects

The gravitational force is always attractive.

In this problem, we have:

$m_1 = 5.98\cdot 10^{24}kg$ is the mass of the Earth

$m_2 = 7.34\cdot 10^{22} kg$ is the mass of the Moon

$r=3.88\cdot 10^8 m$ is the separation between the Earth and the Moon

Therefore, the gravitational force between them is

$F=(6.67\cdot 10^{-11})\frac{(5.98\cdot 10^{24})(7.34\cdot 10^{22})}{(3.88\cdot 10^8)^2}=1.94\cdot 10^{20} N$