Two 0.56-kg basketballs, each with a radius of 15 cm, are just ouching. Part A How much energy is required to change the separation between the centers of the basketballs to 1.0 m ? (Ignore any other gravitational interactions.) Express your answer in joules. View Available Hint(s) AU= Submit Part B AU = VE ΑΣΦ Submit How much energy is required to change the separation between the centers of the basketballs to 14 m? (Ignore any other gravitational interactions.) Express your answer in joules. View Available Hint(s) GMC ? ΠΫΠΙ ΑΣΦ J J

Two 0.56-kg basketballs, each with a radius of 15 cm, are just ouching. Part A How much energy is required to change the separation between the centers of the basketballs to 1.0 m ? (Ignore any other gravitational interactions.) Express your answer in joules. View Available Hint(s) AU= Submit Part B AU = VE ΑΣΦ Submit How much energy is required to change the separation between the centers of the basketballs to 14 m? (Ignore any other gravitational interactions.) Express your answer in joules. View Available Hint(s) GMC ? ΠΫΠΙ ΑΣΦ J J

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter11: Gravity, Planetary Orbits, And The Hydrogen Atom

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