MECH 182

STATICS /
MECH 106
BASIC MECHANICS
Tutorials- Fundamental Concepts

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Example 1

•• Calculate the force of attraction between two metal

spheres each of mass 90 kg, if the distance between
their centers is 40 cm. Take G =

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Solution
• Free-Body Diagram
• From Newtons law of Universal gravitation

Sphere 1 = 90 kg Sphere 2 = 90 kg

40cm

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Example 2
•• Distance of a planet from the earth is
and the
gravitational force between them is Mass of the
planet and the earth are the same, being Calculate
the universal gravitation constant.
• Ans:

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Example 3

• What is the force of gravity acting on an object at the

Earth’s surface? Earth’s mass = 5.98 x 1024 kg, object’s
mass = 1000 kg, the radius of the Earth is 6.38 x 106 m.

• Ans: 9799.0881 N (9.7990 kN)