Question

Show that the
acceleration of a body falling towards
the earth is independent of the mass of the body?​

Answer 1

We know that for of gravitation is given by

F= Gm1.m2/r2.....................eq 1

And we also know that F=m1g............... eq 2

So from both eq 1 and eq 2 we have

M1g = Gm1.m2/r2

=> g = GM2/r2

.:. acceleration due to gravity is not dependent on the mass of the body i.e. m1