English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

Three objects of equal mass (m) each are located on a corner of a square length L
What is the gravitational field on the fourth corner with no mass due to theses objects?


m1---------------m2
|..........................|
|..........................|
|..........................|
X-------------------m3

{<-------L------->}

2007-11-12 14:29:03 · 1 answers · asked by MeNeedHelp 2 in Science & Mathematics Physics

1 answers

g(m1) = g(m3) = Gm/L^2
g(m1+m3) = sqrt(2)*Gm/L^2
g(m2) = Gm/((sqrt(2)*L)^2 = 2Gm/L^2
g(total) = (2+sqrt(2))*Gm/L^2

2007-11-13 02:49:03 · answer #1 · answered by kirchwey 7 · 0 0

fedest.com, questions and answers