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When a stone of mass `m` is falling on the Earth of mass `M`, find the acceleration of Earth if any?

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To find the acceleration of the Earth when a stone of mass `m` is falling towards it, we can use Newton's law of gravitation and Newton's second law of motion. Here’s a step-by-step solution: ### Step 1: Identify the forces acting on the stone and the Earth When the stone falls towards the Earth, it experiences a gravitational force due to the Earth. According to Newton's law of gravitation, the force \( F \) acting on the stone can be expressed as: \[ F = \frac{G \cdot M \cdot m}{r^2} \] where: - \( G \) is the gravitational constant, - \( M \) is the mass of the Earth, ...
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