A dishonest grocer installs a 100-kg lead block under the pan of his scale. How much gravitational

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A dishonest grocer installs a 100-kg lead block under the pan of his scale. How much gravitational force does the lead exert on 2 kg of cheese placed on the pan if the centers of mass of the lead and cheese are 0.3 m apart?
Compare this force with the weight of 1 g of cheese to see if putting the lead under the scale was worth doing. 

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The Physical Universe

ISBN: 978-0077862619

16th edition

Authors: Konrad B Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser

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