Answer to Question #276879 in Classical Mechanics for gelo

Question

1. two ships , 35 m apart are docked next to each other, one ship weighs 1.9 x 10^8 N while the other weighs 9.7 x 10^7 N. what gravitational force exist between them?

Answer 1

The force is

$$F=G\frac {Mm}{R^2}=1004\text{ N}.$$