How do you estimate the gravitational force which the Moon exerts upon your body while we are on the surface of the Earth?
From the first answer how do you go about answering it as a percentage of your weight?
From the first answer how do you go about answering it as a percentage of your weight?
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Gravitational attraction in newtons
F = G m₁m₂/r²
G = 6.67e-11 m³/kgs²
m₁ and m₂ are the masses of the two objects in kg
r is the distance in meters between their centers
use the above formula, using the mass of the moon, and your body, and the distance to the moon.
For the second part, that is just a percentage calculation. Surely you can do that?
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F = G m₁m₂/r²
G = 6.67e-11 m³/kgs²
m₁ and m₂ are the masses of the two objects in kg
r is the distance in meters between their centers
use the above formula, using the mass of the moon, and your body, and the distance to the moon.
For the second part, that is just a percentage calculation. Surely you can do that?
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