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Grade 11Mechanics

principal of superposition of gravitation

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15 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of AKASH GOYAL AskiitiansExpert-IITD
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

Dear Baba

Principle of superposition simply states that resultant gravitational force on a point mass will be equal to the sum of gravitation force exerted by individual point masses in the system.

 

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AKASH GOYAL
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

acording to this principal net gravitational force acting on a particle due to other particles is vector sum of all the forces.........

  F net =F1 +F2 +F3................ Fn   (all forces should be taken in vector form)

   this law is equally valid for all  conservative forces like magnetic forces,electrostatic forces etc......