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The Attraction of Ceres Ceres, the largest asteroid known,
Chapter 12, Problem 5P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 5P
The Attraction of Ceres Ceres, the largest asteroid known, has a mass of roughly 8.7 × 1020 kg. If Ceres passes within 14,000 km. of the spaceship in which you are traveling, what force does it exert on you? (Use an approximate value for your mass, and treat yourself and the asteroid as point objects.)
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QUESTION:
Problem 5P
The Attraction of Ceres Ceres, the largest asteroid known, has a mass of roughly 8.7 × 1020 kg. If Ceres passes within 14,000 km. of the spaceship in which you are traveling, what force does it exert on you? (Use an approximate value for your mass, and treat yourself and the asteroid as point objects.)
ANSWER:
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From the Newton’s law of universal gravitation,