General Relativity · Ch 1 · P1

Physics

Problem

Two point masses

m_1 = 5.0\text{ kg}

and

m_2 = 8.0\text{ kg}

are separated by a distance

r = 0.50\text{ m}

. Use Newton's gravitational law to compute the magnitude of the gravitational force between them. Take

G = 6.674 \times 10^{-11}\text{ N m}^2\text{ kg}^{-2}