Three bowling balls form an equilateral triangle, as shown in (Figure 1). Each ball has a radius of 11.6 cm and a mass of 8.78 kg. What is the total gravitational potential energy of this system?
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First, we need to find the distance between the centers of any two balls. Since they form an equilateral triangle, the distance between the centers of any two balls is equal to the side length of the triangle. Show more…
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