Problem 3 Gravity Mars has a tenth of the mass of Earth. (a) Assume you were only affected gravitationally by the Earth and Mars. How far away from Earth (in the direction of Mars) should you go if you don't want to be attracted to either planet? Let D be the distance between the Earth and Mars. (b) Your weight on Mars is that of what it would be on Earth. What must the radius of Mars be? (Take the radius of the Earth to be Ro).

Problem 3 Gravity Mars has a tenth of the mass of Earth. (a) Assume you were only affected gravitationally by the Earth and Mars. How far away from Earth (in the direction of Mars) should you go if you don't want to be attracted to either planet? Let D be the distance between the Earth and Mars. (b) Your weight on Mars is that of what it would be on Earth. What must the radius of Mars be? (Take the radius of the Earth to be Ro).

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Chapter7: Gravitation

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