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please explain this equation!?

I want to fully understand newtons equation GM2/r

This is the equation to find the gravitational energy of a celestial objects, right?

Please explain this theory, and what each letter represents.

in detail.

thnx.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I assume you mean

    F=G*m1*m2/r^2

    In that case,

    F is the force due to gravity between two bodies

    G is the universal gravitational constant

    m1 is the mass of the first body

    m2 is the mass of the second body

    r is the distance between them

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Is the equation you are speaking of F=GMxM/r^2? If so this is Newtons law of universal gravitation. It means the force of gravity that two objects exert on each other is equal to G (the gravitational constant) times the mass of one object, times the mass of the other object, divided by the distance between the objects squared. When speaking of the gravity of two objects, the force of gravity one object exerts on another is the same as the other object exerts on the first no matter what the mass. The greater the distance between the objects the weaker the force. I'm sure there are better ways explaining this but this is the gist of it.

    Source(s): 2 years of physics classes/wikipedia
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Read sect. 4 here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_law_of_uni...

    BTW, what you wrote makes no sense: GM2/r is not Newton's or anybody else's equation. An equation has an = sign, all you have is a bunch of symbols: meaningless.

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