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Three masses, each equal to M, are placed at the three corners of a square of side a. the force of attraction on unit mass at the fourth corner will be

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To find the force of attraction on a unit mass placed at the fourth corner of a square formed by three masses (each of mass M) at the other three corners, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the positions of the masses Let's denote the corners of the square as follows: - Mass at corner A (0, 0): M - Mass at corner B (a, 0): M - Mass at corner C (0, a): M - Unit mass at corner D (a, a): 1 ...
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