Question

The diagram below shows five objects in space. Object 1 is at equal distance from Object 2, Object 3, Object 4, and Object 5

The mass of Object 2 is double the mass of Object 5. The mass of Object 4 is half of the mass of Object 5 and the mass of Object 3 is half of the mass of Object 4.

Which of these statements is correct about Object 2, Object 3, Object 4, and Object 5?

Answer 1

Object 3 and Object 5 exert the same gravitational force on Object 1.
Object 2 and Object 4 exert the same gravitational force on Object 1.
The gravitational force between Object 1 and Object 2 is greater than the gravitational force between Object 1 and Object 4.
The gravitational force between Object 1 and Object 3 is greater than the gravitational force between Object 1 and Object 5.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

hello

Answer 4

Sorry I just want to be sure

Answer 5

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Answer 6

So gravitational force depends on mass objects 3 and 5 do not exert the same force as they are not the same mass, like wise with objects 2 and 4 are not the same mass so they would not exert the same force on object 1. Looking at the last option object 5 is bigger or has more mass than object 3 so the force between 5 and 1 is greater than 3 and 1. So the correct one is option 3 because object 2 has the most amount of mass so therefore it would exert a greater force on object 1 than 4 would. We could make these assumptions because each of the objects are the same distance from object 1

Answer 7

So its C?

Answer 8

I don't want to give or lead you to the wrong answer just because I wasn't double checking

Answer 9

THANKYOUU :)