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An Astronaut Is Orbiting a Black Hole with a Mass

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An astronaut is orbiting a black hole with a mass of 2.0 × 1031 kg at a distance of 126 km from its center. The astronaut is positioned in the spacecraft so that his 0.10-kg cheeks are 0.050 m on either side of the orbital circle. What is the net tidal force pulling his cheeks apart?
G = 6.67 x 10-11 N·m2/kg2.


A) 1,000 N
B) 2,000 N
C) 10,000 N
D) 20,000 N
E) 100,000 N

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