document.write( "Question 419726: Hello\r
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document.write( "I'm really not sure if \"Travel and Distance\" is the correct section; but I hope I haven't thrown your off by choosing that. My instructor spent most of the class trying to explain the concept of these type problems this evening; but no one understood it. As for me, I couldn't get a clue. Anyway, here is my problem (it's three-fold):\r
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document.write( "The force of gravity between any two objects varies jointly with the masses of the objects A and B, and inversely with the square of the distance D between the object.\r
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document.write( "a) Write the variation equation\r
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document.write( "b) If the force of gravity bween a 105 kg. man and his 80 kg wife when they are separated by a distance of 5 meters is 2.24112X10^-8 (the -8 is an exponent)newtons, find the variation constant.\r
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document.write( "c) Find the force of gravity between the man and his wife when they are 2 meters apart.\r
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document.write( "The rest of my assignment I can solve except for this one. Please help me as soon as possible. Next week Tuesday, we have a quiz.\r
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document.write( "Thank you in advance,\r
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document.write( "Lynn J. Tilmon\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #293450 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a) Write the variation equation \n" ); document.write( "g = \n" ); document.write( "Where \n" ); document.write( "g = force of gravity \n" ); document.write( "k = constant of variation \n" ); document.write( "m = mass, (the more mass the more gravitational force between them) \n" ); document.write( "d = distance (the more distance, the less the gravitational force between them) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "b) If the force of gravity between a 105 kg. man and his 80 kg wife when they are separated by a distance of 5 meters is 2.24112X10^-8 (the -8 is an exponent)newtons, find the variation constant.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "336k = 2.24112(10^-8) \n" ); document.write( "k = \n" ); document.write( "k = 6.67*(10^-11) Newtons, this is the gravitational constant (G) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "c) Find the force of gravity between the man and his wife when they are 2 meters apart. \n" ); document.write( "g = \n" ); document.write( "g = \n" ); document.write( "g = 1.4007(10^-7) Newtons \n" ); document.write( " |