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Posted by Joe on Monday, September 24, 2012 at 4:19pm.

A new planet has been discovered that has a mass one-tenth that of Earth and a radius that is one-sixth that of Earth. Determine the free fall acceleration on the surface of this planet. Express your answer in the appropriate mks units.

college physics - bobpursley, Monday, September 24, 2012 at 4:27pm
g=GM/r^2 =g(.1)/(1/6)^2=3.6g

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