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Two Identical Point Masses Are Held a Distance of 5

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Two identical point masses are held a distance of 5.0 cm apart.One of the masses is released and allowed to fall toward the other mass.If its initial acceleration just as it is released is 1.67 * 10-8 m/s2,what is the mass of one of these two identical point masses? Assume that the only force acting on the masses is the gravitational force of the other mass.


A) 10 kg
B) 0.63 kg
C) 1.2 kg
D) 0.59 kg

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