PHYS 1111L Chapter Notes - Chapter Acceleration: Angular Acceleration, Angular Velocity
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Any object placed in the field of the gravitational pull of the earth experiences the gravitational force. Acceleration due to gravity is defined as the acceleration gained by an object because of the force of gravity acting on it. It is represented by (cid:820)g(cid:821) and is measured in terms of m/s2. Acceleration due to gravity is a vector quantity, that is, it possesses both magnitude as well as direction. The acceleration due to gravity acting on any object can b e given using the following equation: Here, g is the universal gravitational constant whose value is fixed and is equal to 6. 673. M is the mass of the body whose gravitational pull is acting on the object under consideration, r is the radius of the planet and h is the height of the object from the surface of the body.