The Moon (mass=7.35*10^22 kg) is 3.84*10^8 m from the Earth (mass=5.98*10^24 kg). How much gravitational force do they exert on each other?
Fill in using Scientific Notation:
Answer = _____ x 10^ _____
Fg=G(m1m2/r^2)
F=G m1 x m2 / r^2 G= gravitational constant = 6.674 x 10^(-11) N (m/kg)^2
6.674 x 10^(-11) x 7.35 x 10^(22) x 5.98 x 10^(24) / ( 3.84 x 10^8)^2 =
293.342322 x 10^(35) / 14.7456 x 10^(16) =
19.8935494 x 10^(19) N
1.98935 x 10^(20) N