Two ships of equal mass are 105 m apart. What is the acceleration of either ship due to the gravitational attraction of the other? Treat the ships as particles and assume each has a mass of 39,000 metric tons. (Give the magnitude of your answer in m/s2.)

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Two ships of equal mass are 105 m apart. What is the acceleration of either ship due to the gravitational attraction of the other? Treat the ships as particles and assume each has a mass of 39,000 metric tons. (Give the magnitude of your answer in m/s2.)

 

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