When you drop a 0.44 kg apple, earth exerts
a force on it that accelerates it at 9.8 m/s
2
toward
the earth’s surface. according to newton’s
third law, the apple must exert an equal
but opposite force on earth.
if the mass of the earth 5.98 × 1024 kg, what
is the magnitude of the earth’s acceleration
toward the apple?
answer in units of m/