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Four identical masses of 8.00kg each are placed at the corners of a square whose side length is 2.00m. What is the net gravitational force (magnitude and direction) on one of the masses, due to the other three?

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The net gravitational force on one of the masses, due to the other three is 2.57610-5N.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of the given values

  • Length of each side of the square is L = 2.0 m
  • Gravitational constantG=6.6710-11N.m2/kg2
02

Gravitational force

When the force is attracted by different object within a mass is termed asGravitational force.

The gravitational force between two different objects is given by,

F=Gm1m2r2

Where m1and m2are the masses of the two objects, G is the gravitational constant and ris the separation between them.

03

Calculation of the gravitational force

Let the masses be A, B, C, and D, and they are placed as shown

Let us calculate the force on the mass A due to the other three objects at B, C, and D.

Force on the mass A due to force on B,

Substituting the given values in equation (1)

FAB=G800kg800kg2.02m2FAB=1.06710-5N

Similarly, the force on the mass A due to the force on D,

FAD=1.06710-5N

Now, the resultant of the two forces will be along with the diagonal AC of the square, with which each side of the square makes an angle of 45.

Therefore, the resultant force along with AC due to each aFABand FADis

Fres=cosFAB+cosFAD

Now substituting the values, we get,

Fres=cos451.06710-5N+cos451.06710-5NFres=1.50910-5N

Now, the force on mass A due to the force on mass C is,

FAC=G800kg800kg2.0+2.0m2FAC=1.06710-5N

Adding the values to Fresand FACwe get the net force on the mass A.

So, the net force is,

Fnet=Fres+FACFnet=1.50910-5N+1.06710-5NFnet=2.57610-5N

The net gravitational force on mass A is2.57610-5N.

The direction of this force will be along the diagonal of the square.

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