Homework Help: Physics Help!

Posted by Sarah on Monday, January 10, 2011 at 9:26pm.

A 1 kg object is located at a distance of 1.7 x 10^6 m fom center of a larger object whose mass is 7.4 x 10^22 kg.

a. What is the size of the force acting on the smalle object?

b. What is the size of the force acting on the larger object?

c. What is the acceleration of the smaller object when it is released?

d. What is the acceleration of the larger object when it is released?

I need help in solving the problems.

Physics Help! - bobpursley, Monday, January 10, 2011 at 9:51pm
a,b the forces are the same (GM1M2/distance^2)
c. a=F/m
d. a=F/M
Physics Help! - Sarah, Monday, January 10, 2011 at 10:49pm
can you show me the math for a and b because I keep getting the answer 2.90 N.

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