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gravitational force question

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two small spheres of mass 4kg and M kg are placed 80cm apart. If the gravitational force is zero at a point 20 cm from the 4 kg mass along the line bewteen the two masses, calculate the value of M.
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Original post by uberteknik
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Please help me
Original post by sheepshap
Please help me


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Original post by TopEngineer007
Do you know the equation F = GMm/r^2?


I got this far:
GMm/ r^2 =0
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Original post by sheepshap
I got this far:
GMm/ r^2 =0


What is the value of r at the point where the force is zero.
Which mass, the M or the 4kg, are you measuring it from?

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