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A planet of mass 8 × 10^24 kg is at location < -3 × 10^11, 7 × 10^11, 0 > m. A star of mass 9 × 10^30 kg is at location < 7 × 10^11, -5 × 10^11, 0 > m. What is the force exerted on the planet by the star? (It will probably be helpful to draw a diagram, including the relevant vectors.) F_on planet = N

          A planet of mass 8 × 10^24 kg is at location < -3 × 10^11, 7 × 10^11, 0 > m. A star of mass 9 × 10^30 kg is at location < 7 × 10^11, -5 × 10^11, 0 > m. What is the force exerted on the planet by the star? (It will probably be helpful to draw a diagram, including the relevant vectors.)
F_on planet = N

A planet of mass 8 × 10^24 kg is at location < -3 × 10^11, 7 × 10^11, 0 > m. A star of mass 9 × 10^30 kg is at location < 7 × 10^11, -5 × 10^11, 0 > m. What is the force exerted on the planet by the star? (It will probably be helpful to draw a diagram, including the relevant vectors.)
Fon planet = N

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Khoobchandra Agrawal

09/12/2022

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Step 1:** Calculate the position vector from the planet to the star, \( \vec{r_{ps}} \): \[ \vec{r_{ps}} = (7 \times 10^{11} - (-3 \times 10^{11}))\hat{i} + (-5 \times 10^{11} - 7 \times 10^{11})\hat{j} \] \[ \vec{r_{ps}} = 10 \times 10^{11}\hat{i} - 12 \times Show more…

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A planet of mass 8 * 10^24 kg is at location <-3 * 10^11, 7 * 10^11, 0> m. A star of mass 9 * 10^30 kg is at location <7 * 10^11, -5 * 10^11, 0> m. What is the force exerted on the planet by the star? (It will probably be helpful to draw a diagram, including the relevant vectors.) F on planet = N