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    1) Newton's law of universal gravitation states that every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. 2) The law allows calculation of gravitational forces between objects like people on a bench or bodies in the solar system. 3) Sample problems demonstrate using the law of universal gravitation to calculate gravitational forces between people on a bench and between the Earth, moon, and sun.

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    1) Newton's law of universal gravitation states that every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. 2) The law allows calculation of gravitational forces between objects like people on a bench or bodies in the solar system. 3) Sample problems demonstrate using the law of universal gravitation to calculate gravitational forces between people on a bench and between the Earth, moon, and sun.

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    1) Newton's law of universal gravitation states that every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. 2) The law allows calculation of gravitational forces between objects like people on a bench or bodies in the solar system. 3) Sample problems demonstrate using the law of universal gravitation to calculate gravitational forces between people on a bench and between the Earth, moon, and sun.

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    Newton’s Law of

    Universal Gravitation
    | SANTA ROSA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
    OBJECTIVES
     State Newton’s law of universal gravitation;
     Use Newton’s law of gravitation to infer gravitational force, weight, and
    acceleration due to gravity
    NEWTON’S LAW OF
    UNIVERSAL
    GRAVITATION
    Newton’s Law of Gravitation
    There is a gravitational attraction between any two objects. If the objects
    are point masses m1 and m2, separated by a distance r, the magnitude of
    the force is directly proportional to the masses and inversely proportional
    to the square of the distance between them.
    Newton’s Law of Gravitation

     The gravitational force is always


    attractive
     Every mass attracts every other
    mass
    - gravitational force in Newton (N)  The magnitude of the
    G - Universal Gravitational Constant gravitational force exerted by
    (G = 6.67 x 10-11 N . m2/ kg2) mass 1 on mass 2 is equal in
    - mass of object 1 in kg magnitude to the force exerted
    - mass of object 2 in kg by mass 2 on mass 1
    r – distance between the objects in  The two forces form an action-
    meter (m)
    reaction pair
    The role of the Law of Gravitation in physics
     It allows us to calculate and understand the motion of a
    wide variety of objects
     Newton’s application of his law of gravitation to motion of
    planets and moons was the first time physics was
    successfully applied to describe the motion of the solar
    system
     Showed that the laws of physics apply to all objects
     Had an effect on how people viewed the universe
    SAMPLE PROBLEM NO. 1
     A 50-kg person and a 75-kg person are sitting on a bench.
    Estimate the magnitude of the gravitational force each exerts
    on the other if they are 0.5 meter apart.
    GIVEN REQUIRED

    EQUATION
    SAMPLE PROBLEM NO. 1
     A 50-kg person and a 75-kg person are sitting on a bench.
    Estimate the magnitude of the gravitational force each exerts
    on the other if they are 0.5 meters apart.
    SOLUTION

    ANSWER
    SAMPLE PROBLEM NO. 2
     Find the magnitude of the net force on
    the moon (m = ) due to the
    gravitational attraction of both the
    Earth (m = ) and the Sun (m = ) ,
    assuming that they are at right angles
    to each other. The Earth is from the
    moon and the Sun is from the moon.
    SAMPLE PROBLEM NO. 2
     Find the magnitude of the net GIVEN
    force on the moon (m = ) due to
    the gravitational attraction of
    both the Earth (m = ) and the
    Sun (m = ) , assuming that they
    are at right angles to each other.
    The Earth is from the moon and
    the Sun is from the moon.
    REQUIRED
    SAMPLE PROBLEM NO. 2
     Find the magnitude of the net force on the moon (m = ) due to the
    gravitational attraction of both the Earth (m = ) and the Sun (m = ) ,
    assuming that they are at right angles to each other. The Earth is from
    the moon and the Sun is from the moon.

    EQUATION SOLUTION 1

    ANSWER 1
    SAMPLE PROBLEM NO. 2
     Find the magnitude of the net force on the moon (m = ) due to the
    gravitational attraction of both the Earth (m = ) and the Sun (m = ) ,
    assuming that they are at right angles to each other. The Earth is from
    the moon and the Sun is from the moon.
    SOLUTION 2

    ANSWER 2
    SAMPLE PROBLEM NO. 2
     Find the magnitude of the net force on the moon (m = ) due to the
    gravitational attraction of both the Earth (m = ) and the Sun (m = ) ,
    assuming that they are at right angles to each other. The Earth is from
    the moon and the Sun is from the moon.

    FINAL SOLUTION

    FINAL ANSWER
    Gravitational force between the Sun and other planets

    For approximately
    circular orbits the mean
    orbital radius is the
    distance from an object in
    space to the body which
    it is orbiting.
    Gravitational force between the Sun and other planets

    G ms m p
    F grav = 2
    ( r mean )

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