The intensity of sunlight reaching the earth is 1360 W/m2

Chapter 31, Problem 31.77

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The intensity of sunlight reaching the earth is 1360 W/m2 . Assuming all the sunlight is absorbed, what is the radiationpressure force on the earth? Give your answer (a) in newtons and (b) as a fraction of the suns gravitational force on the earth

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