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Homework Statement
What is the acceleration due to gravity of the sun at the distance of the Earth's orbit?
Homework Equations
law of gravity = Gm/r^2
Sun's Mass: 1.99x10^30 kg,
earth-sun distance: 150x10^6 km
The Attempt at a Solution
((6.67*10^(-11)) * (1.99*10^30))/ (2.25*10^12)
= 58992444.4444
Does this appear correct?