Newton's Law of Gravity

Can we predict the value of the apple’s acceleration?

Recall:
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And Newton’s Law Of Gravity Also Tells Us That:
GravityApple.jpg (3917 bytes)
Equating The Two Forces Gives:
AppleEquate.jpg (5207 bytes)
Or:
AppleAccelerate.jpg (3127 bytes)
Plug in the numbers, and see what the value is!

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