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Three dimensions.Three point particles are fixed in place in axyzcoordinate system. ParticleA, at the origin, has mass mA . ParticleB, atxyzcoordinates (2.00d,1.00d,2.00d), has mass2.00mA, and particleC, at coordinates(-1.00d,2.00d,-3.00d), has mass3.00mA. A fourth particleD, with mass 4.00mA, is to be placed near the other particles. In terms of distanced, at what (a)x, (b)y, and (c)zcoordinate shouldDbe placed so that the net gravitational force onAfromB,C, andDis zero?

Short Answer

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a) The x-coordinate of particle D is -1.88 d

b) The y-coordinate of particle D is -3.90d

c) The z-coordinate of particle D is 0.489d

Step by step solution

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The given data

i) The mass of particle A is mA, and its coordinates are (0,0,0)

ii) The mass of particle B is 2mA, and its coordinates are (2d,1d,2d)

iii) The mass of particle C is3mA, and its coordinates are (-1d,2d,-3d)

iv) The mass of particle D is4mA

v) The net force acting on A isFnet=0

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Understanding the concept of Newton’s gravitational law

Using the formula for gravitational force, we can find all components of forces acting on a particle A due to particles B and C. Then, equating the net force acting on particle A to zero, we can find the force acting on A due to particle D. From this, we can its position vector. Then we can write the formulae for x,y, and z components of force acting on D due to A. From this, we will get x, y, and z-coordinates of particle D.

Formula:

The gravitational force of attraction between two bodies of masses M and m separated by distance d is, F=GMmr2 (i)

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a) Calculation of the x-coordinate of Particle D

Using equation (i), the z-component of the force between A & B

FAB,z=GmAmBzBrAB2=GmA2mA2d2d2+d2+2d23=4GmA227d2

Similarly, we can write,

The z-component of the force between A & C,FAC,z=-914GmA2196d2

The x-component of the force between A & B,role="math" localid="1657267419100" FAB,x=4GmA227d2

The x-component of the force between A & C,role="math" localid="1657267428282" FAC,x=-314GmA2196d2

The y-component of the force between A & B,FAB,y=2GmA227d2

The y-component of the force between A & C,FAC,y=-314GmA298d2

The net force acting on A is

role="math" localid="1657268886350" Fnet=Fx2+Fy2+Fz20=FAB.x-FAC.x2+FAB.y-FAC.y2+FAB.z-FAC.z2+FAD2FAD2=427-3141962+227-314982+427-9141962GmA2d2GmAmDr22=0.4439GmA2d2GmA4mAr22=0.4439GmA2d24r22=0.4439d4r=d160.44391/4=4.357dThen,thexcomponentofr⇶ÄcanbecalculatedasGmAmDXr3=-427-3141962GmA2d2GmAmDXr3=-0.0909GmA2d2x=-0.0909mAr3mDd2=-0.0909mA4.357d34mAd2=-1.88d

The x-component of particle D is -1.88d

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b) Calculating the y-component of particle D

Similarly, we can find

GmAmDyr3=-227-314982Gm2d2GmAmDyr3=-0.1886Gm2d2y=-0.1886mAr3mDd2=-0.1886mA4.357d34mAd2=-3.90dThey-componentofparticleDis-3.90d

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c) Calculating the z-component of the particle D

GmAmDzr3=-427-9141962GmA2d2GmAmDyr3=-0.0236Gm2d2z=-0.236mAr3mDd2=-0.236mA4.357d34mAd2=-0.489dThey-componentofparticleDis-0.489d

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