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A mango of mass 0.3 kg falls from a tree. Calculate the acceleration of the mango towards the earth. Also calculate the acceleration of the earth towards the mango. Take,
Mass of the earth `= 5.983 xx 10^(24) kg`
Radius of the earth `= 6.378 xx 10^(6) m`
`G = 6.67 xx 10^(-11) Nm^(2) kg^(-2)`

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To solve the problem, we need to calculate the acceleration of the mango towards the Earth and the acceleration of the Earth towards the mango using the gravitational force formula. ### Step-by-Step Solution: **Step 1: Calculate the gravitational force acting on the mango.** The gravitational force \( F \) between two masses is given by Newton's law of gravitation: ...
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