o identical uniform spheres A and B, with mass M= 1.00 kg, are placed 0.500 m away from another spherical mass C (m=3.00 kg) as shown. If mass C is released from rest, what is its net acceleration? Assume that only the gravitational forces from spheres A and B act on C

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Two identical uniform spheres A and B, with mass M= 1.00 kg, are placed 0.500 m away from another spherical mass C (m=3.00 kg) as shown. If mass C is released from rest, what is its net acceleration? Assume that only the gravitational forces from spheres A and B act on C.

0.50 [m]
0.50 [m]
A
B
0.80 [m]
Transcribed Image Text:0.50 [m] 0.50 [m] A B 0.80 [m]
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