Question

An asteroid with a mass of 3.5x10kg is 26,000m from a second asteroid with a

Answer 1

Answer:

F₁₋₂ = 1.036*10⁻⁵ [N]

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem, we must use the law of universal gravitation, which can be defined by means of the following expression.

$F_{1-2}=G*\frac{m_{1}*m_{2}}{d^{2} }$

where:

F₁₋₂ = Force among the two bodies [N]

G = Universal gravity constant = 6.67 *10⁻¹¹ [N*m²/kg²]

m₁ = mass of the first body = 3.5*10 [kg]

m₂ = mass of the second body = 3*10¹² [kg]

d = separation distance = 26000 [m]

Now replacing:

$F_{1-2}=6.67*10^{-11}*\frac{3.5*10*3*10^{12} }{26000^{2} } \\F_{1-2}=1.036*10^{-5}[N]$