Astrology, that unlikely and vague pseudoscience, makes much of the position of the planets at the moment of one's birth. The only known force that a planet could exerts on us is gravitational, so if there is anything to astrology we should expect this force to be significant.
Randomized Variables
mb = 3.5 kg
mf = 85 kg
d = 0.18 m
Part (a) Calculate the gravitational force, in newtons, exerted on a 3.5 kg baby by a 85 kg father who is a distance of 0.18 m away at the time of its birth.
Part (b) Calculate the force on the baby, in newtons, due to Jupiter (the largest planet, which has a mass of 1.90 x 1027 kg) if it is at its closest distance to Earth, 6.29 x 1011 m away.
Part (c) What is the ratio of the force of the father on the baby to the force of Jupiter on the baby?