Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Gravitation - Problems - Page 380: 15a

Answer

The $x$ component of $\vec{r}$ would be $$ \frac{G m_{A} m_{D} x}{r^{3}}=-\left(\frac{4}{27}-\frac{3 \sqrt{14}}{196}\right)^{2} \frac{G m_{A}^{2}}{d^{2}}=-0.0909 \frac{G m_{A}^{2}}{d^{2}} $$ which yields $$x=-0.0909 \frac{m_{A} r^{3}}{m_{D} d^{2}}=-0.0909 \frac{m_{A}(4.357 d)^{3}}{\left(4 m_{A}\right) d^{2}}=-1.88 d$$

Work Step by Step

The $x$ component of $\vec{r}$ would be $$ \frac{G m_{A} m_{D} x}{r^{3}}=-\left(\frac{4}{27}-\frac{3 \sqrt{14}}{196}\right)^{2} \frac{G m_{A}^{2}}{d^{2}}=-0.0909 \frac{G m_{A}^{2}}{d^{2}} $$ which yields $$x=-0.0909 \frac{m_{A} r^{3}}{m_{D} d^{2}}=-0.0909 \frac{m_{A}(4.357 d)^{3}}{\left(4 m_{A}\right) d^{2}}=-1.88 d$$
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