Gravitational Force at Centroid – Rankers Physics
Topic: Gravitation
Subtopic: Newton's Law of Gravitation

Gravitational Force at Centroid

Three equal masses of \(3\text{ kg}\) each are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC. The gravitational force acting on mass \(2\text{ kg}\) placed at the centroid of triangle is
Zero
\(6.67 * 10^{-3}\) N
\(9 * 10^{-9}\) N
Data is insufficient

Solution:

Due to perfect symmetric distribution, the three gravitational pull forces on the mass at the centroid are equal in magnitude and separated by \(120^circ\), resulting in a net vector sum of zero.

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