Force & Gravity

Question

Two spherical objects have masses of 8kg and 8500kg. Their centers are separated by a distance of 3400m. Find the gravitational attraction between them.

Answer 1

Gravitational force is given by the following equation:

F=GmM/(r^2)

where F is the gravitational force, G is Newton's gravitational constant, m is the mass of one of the objects, M is the mass of another object, and r is the distance between the two objects.

With this formula, you should be able to find your answer by plugging in the information in the problem.