Question

Assuming that the mass of earth 100 times larger than mass of moon and radius of earth is about 4 times as that of the moon, show that the weight og an object on moon is 1/6th of the

Answer 1

Answer:

1/6

Explanation:

mass of moon = M , radius of moon = R

weight on the moon = GmM/R²  = w1

weight on the earth = Gm(100M)/16R² = 100/16 (GmM/R²) = w2

w2 = 100/16w1 ≈ 6w1

w1/w2 = 1/6