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Physics The force $F$ of gravity on a rocket varies directly with its mass $m$ and inversely with the square of its distance $d$ from Earth. Write a model for this combined variation. $k_{d^{2}}^{m}$
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This means that the force is equal to some constant times the mass. We can write this as: \[F = k_{1}m\] Show more…
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