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Dgolverk
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Homework Statement
Determine the magnitude of the force of gravity acting on a 340 kg satellite, 850km above Earth's surface.
Homework Equations
So I dedcided to use the Universal Gravitation Law:
Fg = (Gm1m2)/d^2
The Attempt at a Solution
m1=5.98E24 (earth's mass)
m2=340kg (satellite)
G=6.67E-11
d=850,000m
After subbing them all into the formula I got 187,701N.
However the answer in the book is 2.1E2N.
So I'm not sure if I did it right... can you please check it?
Thanks