In $\mathbf { F } ( t ) = - \frac { G m M \mathbf { r } ( t ) } { \| \mathbf { r } ( t ) \| ^ { 3 } }$ , G represents

A)The group of planets around the sun
B)The group of stars around the moon
C)The gravitational constant
D)The greatest common divisor of mand M
E)The graph of the two masses mand M

Question

In $\mathbf { F } ( t ) = - \frac { G m M \mathbf { r } ( t ) } { \| \mathbf { r } ( t ) \| ^ { 3 } }$ , G represents

A)The group of planets around the sun
B)The group of stars around the moon
C)The gravitational constant
D)The greatest common divisor of mand M
E)The graph of the two masses mand M

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

G in the given formula represents the gravitational constant, which is a key constant in Newton's law of universal gravitation.

In F(t)=−GmMr(t)∥r(t)∥3\mathbf { F } ( t ) = - \frac { G m M \mathbf { r } ( t ) } { \| \mathbf { r } ( t ) \| ^ { 3 } }F(t)=−∥r(t)∥3GmMr(t)​

In $\mathbf { F } ( t ) = - \frac { G m M \mathbf { r } ( t ) } { \| \mathbf { r } ( t ) \| ^ { 3 } }$