SOLUTION: This is not from a book, but from the instructor w=Cr^-2. w= weight- 100lbs, r= a distance of 3,963 mi. we are to solve for C, a constant. I am not sure whow to solve the problem

SOLUTION: This is not from a book, but from the instructor w=Cr^-2. w= weight- 100lbs, r= a distance of 3,963 mi. we are to solve for C, a constant. I am not sure whow to solve the problem

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Question 204491: This is not from a book, but from the instructor w=Cr^-2. w= weight- 100lbs, r= a distance of 3,963 mi. we are to solve for C, a constant. I am not sure whow to solve the problem and have no idea how to work with the ^-2. Is the problem supposed to be in a different form? I am not looking for an answer, just how to solve it.
Answer by sowmya(32) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w = c/r^2
100 lbs = C/3963 mi
C = 396300
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