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all things fall at the same rate;
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so I know I need this m here.
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What else do I need?
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You notice that from the Third Law of Newton,
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if there's a force on the apple,
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the apple must exert a similar force on the Earth.
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So, if you take an example
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in which here's the Earth and here's the apple --
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there's an m sitting there --
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but imagine the apple's getting bigger and bigger;
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the formula's not going to change.
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Make it bigger and bigger and bigger, and bigger,