Romeo is a 68 kg astronaut. Juliet is a beautiful cosmonaut who is standing on the balcony of a 4.58 x 10^5kg space station that is at rest and out of gas. Romeo is floating 25 meters away from the space station’s center of mass, how strong is the force between Romeo and Juliet?

F =  3.32 x 10⁻⁶ N

Explanation:

The force of attraction between two masses is given by Newton's Law of Gravitation, as follows:

F = Gm₁m₂/r²

where,

F = Force between Romeo and Juliet = ?

G = Universal Gravitational Constant = 6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ N.m²/kg²

m₁ = mass of Romeo = 68 kg

m₂ = mass of space station = 4.58 x 10⁵ kg

r = distance = 25 m

Therefore,

F = (6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ N.m²/kg²)(68 kg)(4.58 x 10⁵ kg)/(25 m)²

F =  3.32 x 10⁻⁶ N

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