Could I get an explaination please? I know it's about Newton's law of gravitation and the force between objects, but struggling with this one. There is a cloud of marbles far out in space. The distance from one end of the cloud to the other is D, and the marbles all havemass m. Near the cloud are two asteroids. One of the asteroids has mass M, and is located a distance D from the near edge ofthe cloud, whereas the other has mass 12M, and is located a distance 3D from the near edge of the cloud, as shown inthe illustration.2DDmMa12M.At the edge of the cloud closest to the asteroids is a red marble, and at the edge furthest from the asteroids is a blue marble.Match each asteroid and marble pairing with the expression that gives the correct gravitational force of attraction.Gravitational force betweenGravitational force betweenGravitational force betweenGravitational force betweensmaller asteroidsmaller asteroidlarger asteroidlarger asteroidand red marbleand blue marbleand red marbleand blue marble Answer Bank-() - () 12x ( 4* ( ( (a)MamMamMamMam4 x (G-D?MamG.D?MamD?D?D?MamMamMam3 x(G( D26 x(G-D2MamD2Which asteroid exerts the greater gravitational force on the marbles in the cloud?the larger, more distant asteroidthe smaller, closer asteroidWhich asteroid has the greater tidal influence on the cloud of marbles? In other words, which asteroid tends to "stretch" thecloud more?the larger, more distant asteroidthe smaller, closer asteroid

There is a cloud of marbles far out in space. The distance from one end of the cloud to the other is D, and the marbles all have mass m. Near the cloud are two asteroids. One of the asteroids has mass M, and is located a distance D from the near edge of the cloud, whereas the other has mass 12M, and is located a distance 3D from the near edge of the cloud, as shown in the illustration.

There is a cloud of marbles far out in space. The distance from one end of the cloud to the other is D, and the marbles all have mass m. Near the cloud are two asteroids. One of the asteroids has mass M, and is located a distance D from the near edge of the cloud, whereas the other has mass 12M, and is located a distance 3D from the near edge of the cloud, as shown in the illustration.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology Update (No access codes included)

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter13: Universal Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13.11OQ

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