PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Fields and their consequences · Fields and their consequences
Problem
Two point masses, each of 5kg, are placed at two vertices of an equilateral triangle of side 0.20m. Calculate:
(i) the magnitude of the resultant gravitational field at the third vertex,
(ii) the direction of this field (towards which of the given masses).
Take G=6.67×10−11Nm2kg−2.