University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Newton's Laws of Motion - Problems - Exercises - Page 125: 4.24

Answer

The Earth’s acceleration has a magnitude of $7.4\times10^{-23}m/s^2$.

Work Step by Step

The force that Earth exerts on her is her weight, $(45kg)(9.80m/s^2)=441N$. By Newton’s third law, she exerts an equal (and opposite) force on the Earth. Apply Newton’s second law to the Earth. $\Sigma F_x=ma_x$ $441N=(6.0\times10^{24} kg)a$ $a=7.4\times10^{-23}m/s^2$
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