The gravitational force between a satellite and earth’s moon is 324 n. the mass of the moon is 7.3 × 1022 kg. if the distance from the moon to the satellite is 2.6 × 106 m, what is the mass of the satellite?

449.824 kg

Explanation:

F = Gm₁m₂/r²

Above equation can be used to find the gravitational force between two objects.

Here F is the Gravitational force. m₁ , m₂ are the masses of the objects and r is the distance between the objects. Let's take m₁ as the mass of the moon. Then m₂ is the mass of the satellite.

We are given that F = 324 N , m₁ = 7.3 * 10²²kg and r = 2.6 * 10 ⁶m.

              324  =  6.67×10⁻¹¹ × m₁ × 7.3×10²² / (2.6 × 10⁶)²

                  m₁ = 449.824 kg

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