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Everyone knows the earth is pulled toward the Sun by the gravitational
force between the Sun (M = 2 x 1030kg) and the earth (m =6 x 1024kg).
What is the gravitational acceleration of the Sun due to the earth's pull (1.5 x
101 km apart)?
6 x 10-9 m/s²
er
2 x 10-14 m/s?
d
3.6 x 1016 N
they are the same
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Transcribed Image Text:Everyone knows the earth is pulled toward the Sun by the gravitational force between the Sun (M = 2 x 1030kg) and the earth (m =6 x 1024kg). What is the gravitational acceleration of the Sun due to the earth's pull (1.5 x 101 km apart)? 6 x 10-9 m/s² er 2 x 10-14 m/s? d 3.6 x 1016 N they are the same
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Mass of sun, Ms = 2*1030 kg 

Mass of earth, me = 6*1024 kg 

Distance between them , D = 1.5*1011 km = 1.5*1014 m

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