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A student wrote: “The only reason an apple falls downward
Chapter 13, Problem 1DQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
A student wrote: “The only reason an apple falls downward to meet the earth instead of the earth rising upward to meet the apple is that the earth is much more massive and so exerts a much greater pull.” Please comment .
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QUESTION:
A student wrote: “The only reason an apple falls downward to meet the earth instead of the earth rising upward to meet the apple is that the earth is much more massive and so exerts a much greater pull.” Please comment .
ANSWER:Solution 1DQ This situation can be explained by Newton’s law of gravitation and second law of motion. According to Newton’s law of gravitation, the gravitational force on the apple due to the earth and vice versa is the same. It means each one