Multiple Choice
Each of the four corners of a square with edge a is occupied by a point mass m. There is a fifth mass, also m, at the center of the square. To remove the mass from the center to a point far away the work that must be done be an external agent is given by:
A) 4Gm2/a
B) -4Gm2/a
C)
D)
E) 4Gm2/a2
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