When you drop a 0.42 kg apple, Earth exerts a force on it that accelerates it at 9.8 m/s 2 toward the earth’s surface. According to Newton’s third law, the apple must exert an equal but opposite force on Earth. If the mass of the earth 5.98 × 1024 kg, what is the magnitude of the earth’s acceleration toward the apple? Answer in units of m/s 2 .

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Answer:

a = 6.97 × 10⁻²⁵ m/s²

Explanation:

given,

mass = 0.42 kg

g = 9.8 m/s²

mass of the earth = 5.98 × 10²⁴ kg

magnitude of earth acceleration = ?

F = m g

F = 0.42 × 9.8

F = 4.17 N

according to newtons third law Force exerted by the earth will be equal to force exerted by apple

m a = 4.17 N

[tex]a = \dfrac{4.17}{5.98 \times 10^{24}}[/tex]

a = 0.697 × 10⁻²⁴ m/s²

a = 6.97 × 10⁻²⁵ m/s²

Hence, acceleration of earth toward apple is equal to  a = 6.97 × 10⁻²⁵ m/s²

The magnitude of the earth’s acceleration toward the apple is [tex]6.889 \times 10^{-25}m/s^2[/tex]

According to Newton's second law, the formula for calculating the force is expressed as:

F = mg

m is the mass of the object

g is the acceleration due to gravity

Given the following

mass of apple = 0.42 kg

g = 9.81m/s²

F = 0.42 × 9.81

F = 4.1202 N

Next is to get the magnitude of the earth’s acceleration toward the apple using the formula:

F = ma

[tex]a=\frac{F}{m} \\a =\frac{4.1202}{5.98\times 10^{24}}\\a= 0.6889\times 10^{-24}\\a=6.889 \times 10^{-25}m/s^2[/tex]

Hence the magnitude of the earth’s acceleration toward the apple is [tex]6.889 \times 10^{-25}m/s^2[/tex]

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