Consider two particles of mass and separated by a distance .

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Problem

Consider two particles of mass

m

and

16m

separated by a distance

d

. (1) Deduce that at point P, a distance

\frac{d}{5}

from the particle with mass

m

, the gravitational field strength is zero. (2) Determine the value of the gravitational potential at P.