A planet of mass is at location . A star of mass is at location
. It will be useful to draw a diagram of the situation, including the relevant vectors.
(a) What is the relative position vector pointing from the planet to the star?
(b) What is the distance between the planet and the star?
(c) What is the unit vector in the direction of ?
(d) What is the magnitude of the force exerted on the planet by the star?
(e) What is the magnitude of the force exerted on the star by the planet?
(f) What is the (vector) force exerted on the planet by the star?
(g) What is the (vector) force exerted on the star by the planet?
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