Objects with masses of 141 kg and 494 kg are separated by 0.396 m. A 74.8 kg mass is placed midway between them.
1 ) Find the magnitude of the net gravitational force exerted by the two larger masses on the 74.8 kg mass.
The value of the universal gravitational constant is 6.672 × 10−11 N · m^2 /kg^2.
Answer in units of N.
2 ) Leaving the distance between the 141 kg and the 494 kg masses fixed, at what distance from the 494 kg mass (other than infinitely remote ones) does the 74.8 kg mass experience a net force of zero?
Answer in units of m.