Question

Calculate the magnitude of the average gravitational force between earth and the moon

Answer 1

F = G mM / r^2, where 
F = gravitational force between the earth and the moon, 
G = Universal gravitational constant = 6.67 x 10^(-11) Nm^2/(kg)^2, 
m = mass of the moon = 7.36 × 10^(22) kg 
M = mass of the earth = 5.9742 × 10^(24) and 
r = distance between the earth and the moon = 384,402 km 

F 
= 6.67 x 10^(-11) * (7.36 × 10^(22) * 5.9742 × 10^(24) / (384,402 )^2 
= 1.985 x 10^(26) N