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Does an apple exert a gravitational force on the Earth? If so, how large a force?
Chapter 5, Problem 11Q(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 11Q
Does an apple exert a gravitational force on the Earth? If so, how large a force? Consider an apple (a) attached to a tree and (b) falling.
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QUESTION:
Problem 11Q
Does an apple exert a gravitational force on the Earth? If so, how large a force? Consider an apple (a) attached to a tree and (b) falling.
ANSWER:
Solution
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By Newton’s third law the force exerted by the apple does not have gravitational force on the earth. Since it has same magnitude and force on Earth.