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Homework Statement
Two basketballs, each of mass 0.58 kg and radius0.12 m, are placed on a floor so that they touch each other. Two golf balls, each of mass 0.045 kg and radius 22 mm, are placed on a table so that they touch each other.
What is the ratio of the gravitational force exerted by one basketball on the other to that exerted by one golf ball on the other?
Homework Equations
F=GMm/r^2
The Attempt at a Solution
Fbb=G mbxmb/r12
Fgg=G mgxmg/r22
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I got the result of 5.58
is this correct?