Homework Help: Calc

Posted by Josh on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:18pm.

Newton's Law of Gravitation says that the magnitude F of the force exerted by a body of mass m on a body of mass M is the following.
F=(GmM)/r^2
Here G is the gravitational constant and r is the distance between the bodies.
(a) Find dF/dr

(b) Suppose it is known that Earth attracts an object with a force that decreases at the rate of 2 N/km when r = 30,000 km. How fast does this force change when r = 15,000 km?

Calc - bobpursley, Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:24pm
dF/dr=-2GMm/r^3=-2F/r

b) dF/dr=-2 when r=30,000
but the relationship is inverse, so halving the distance will double the rate.
Calc - Garrett, Monday, October 10, 2011 at 8:59pm
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