Show by algebraic reasoning that your gravitational acceleration toward an object of mass M a distance d away is a = GM/d2 and therefore doesnÍt depend on your mass.

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Xinan · Answer 1 · 2017-12-31T07:40:22+0000

Gravitational force is
GmM / r^2

Force is also m x a

When equating both of them, m cancels out, which leaves us with GM/r^2

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