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5. Rewriting Equations and Formulas
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Exercise 32 Page 41

Isolate m_1 on one side through inverse arithmetic operations.

m_1=F d^2/G m_2

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Let's solve for m_1 by applying inverse operations.

F=G(m_1 m_2/d^2)
F/G=m_1 m_2/d^2
F/G* d^2=m_1 m_2
Fd^2/G=m_1 m_2
(Fd^2/G) / m_2=m_1
F d^2/G m_2=m_1
m_1=F d^2/G m_2