Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 13 - Gravitation - Problems - Page 385: 94b

Answer

since the $y$ -component of each force will cancel, the net force points in the $-x$ direction, with a magnitude $$ 2 F_{x}=2\left(G m M r^{2}\right) \cos \theta $$ where $$\theta=\tan ^{-1}(4 / 3)=53^{\circ} $$ Thus, the result is $$\vec{F}_{\text {net }}=\left(-6.4 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{N}\right) \hat{\mathrm{i}} $$

Work Step by Step

since the $y$ -component of each force will cancel, the net force points in the $-x$ direction, with a magnitude $$ 2 F_{x}=2\left(G m M r^{2}\right) \cos \theta $$ where $$\theta=\tan ^{-1}(4 / 3)=53^{\circ} $$ Thus, the result is $$\vec{F}_{\text {net }}=\left(-6.4 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{N}\right) \hat{\mathrm{i}} $$
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