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Three Identical Very Small 50-Kg Masses Are Held at the Corners

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Three identical very small 50-kg masses are held at the corners of an equilateral triangle,0.30 m on each side.If one of the masses is released,what is its initial acceleration if the only forces acting on it are the gravitational forces due to the other two masses? (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N ∙ m2/kg2)


A) 3.7 × 10-8 m/s2
B) 2.5 × 10-8 m/s2
C) 1.9 × 10-8 m/s2
D) 4.2 × 10-8 m/s2
E) 6.4 × 10-8 m/s2

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