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Question 1119344: The force due to gravity on a man is proportional to his mass and inversely proportional to the square of his distance from the centre of the Earth. If a man weighs 90kg and the radius of the Earth is 6.4 x 10^6 metres, the force acting on him is 8 x 10^-4 Newton. Find the force acting on a man weighing 80kg when he is in a satellite 1 million metres above the surface of the Earth
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The force due to gravity on a man is proportional to his mass and inversely proportional to the square of his distance from the centre of the Earth. If a man weighs 90kg and the radius of the Earth is 6.4*10^6 metres, the force acting on him is 8*10^-4 Newton. Find the force acting on a man weighing 80kg when he is in a satellite 1 million metres above the surface of the Earth
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Don't use x for multiply, use * (Shift 8)
1 million meters = 1000 km.
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The force due to gravity on a man is proportional to his mass and inversely proportional to the square of his distance from the centre of the Earth. If a man weighs 90 kg and the radius of the Earth is 6400 km, the force acting on him is 8*10^-4 Newton. Find the force acting on a man weighing 80kg when he is in a satellite 1000 km above the surface of the Earth
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1000 km above the surface --> 7400 km from the CG.
F = k*m/d^2 --- k = constant
8e-4 = k*90/6400^2
Solve for k, ignore units
k = 8e-4*6.4^2e4/90 = 8*40.96/90 = 163.84/45
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It's not necessary to solve for k, use proportions:
F2 =~ 5.319e-4 Newtons
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Your input data is suspect, but that is how you do it.
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Note 1*10-4 = 1e-4
Saves a lot of typing, and is commonly used in computer programming.
Answer by ikleyn(52800) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The force due to gravity on a man is proportional to his mass and inversely proportional to the square of his distance
from the centre of the Earth. If a man weighs 90kg and the radius of the Earth is 6.4 x 10^6 metres, the force acting on him
is 8 x 10^-4 Newton. Find the force acting on a man weighing 80kg when he is in a satellite 1 million metres above the surface of the Earth
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The weight of the mass of 90 kg at the Earth surface IS NOT 8 x 10^(-4) Newton.
At the Earth surface, the mass of 90 kg weights about 9*10^2 newtons
(Weight = mass * 9.81 m/s^2, or, approximately, 90*10 = 9*10^2 newtons).
Your input is FATALLY INCORRECT and shows that your knowledge of Physics is about zero.
I really don't know what to discuss with the person who does not know basics (and posts incorrect assignments).
I only can advise him to take a Physics textbook and to read the chapter "Forces".
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