Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 12 - Gravity - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 410: 20

Answer

$m_M=\frac{1}{96}m_E$

Work Step by Step

We know that $\frac{m_M}{m_E}=\frac{F_Mr_M^2/Gm_1}{F_Er_E^2/Gm_1}$ Where $m_M$ and $m_E$ are mass of the moon and mass of the earth respectively. $\implies \frac{m_M}{m_E}=\frac{F_Mr_M^2}{F_Er_E^2}=\frac{(\frac{1}{6}F_E)(\frac{1}{4}r_E)^2}{F_Er_E^2}=\frac{1}{96}$ $\implies m_M=\frac{1}{96}m_E$
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