Calculate the gravitational force that keepsthe Moon in orbit, given that its mass is 7.35 x 1022 kg,the Earth's mass is 6.0 x 1024 kg, and the distancebetween their centers is 3.85 x 108 m.

Respuesta :

We are asked to determine the gravitational force between the moon and the earth, to do that we will use the following formula:

[tex]F=G\frac{m_1m_2}{r^2}[/tex]

Where "G" is the gravitational constant and is equivalent to:

[tex]G=6.67\times10^{-11}\frac{Nm^2}{\operatorname{kg}^2}[/tex]

"m" is the mass and "r" is the distance between the centers. Replacing the values we get:

[tex]F=(6.67\times10^{-11}\frac{Nm^2}{\operatorname{kg}^2})(\frac{(7.35\times10^{22}\operatorname{kg})(6\times10^{24}kg)}{(3.85\times10^8m)^2})[/tex]

Solving the operations we get:

[tex]F=1.98\times10^{20}N[/tex]