The problem involves gravitational interactions between a sports car and a cement truck, specifically calculating the distance between them based on the gravitational force and their masses.
There is ongoing exploration of the calculations involved in determining the distance. Some participants have provided guidance on correcting exponent errors and the next steps to find the distance.
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OK.Sugi San said:r^2 = (6.67300 × 10^-11)(1035)(10680) / (3.930 x 10^-6)
= [(6.67300 )(1035)(10680) / (3.930)] x [10^-11/10^-6]
= [(6.67300 )(1035)(10680) / (3.930)] x 10^-5
= 18768958.6 x 10^-5
You are messing up the exponents. When you move the decimal to the left one place you must add +1 to the exponent. You subtracted instead. (Example: 456.7 = 4.567 x 10^2)= 1876895.86 x 10^-6
= 1.87689586 x 10^-12
Once you correctly find r^2, just take the square root.so how we find the distance?