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AP Physics C (Mech)
Gravitation
OS-UP-13-55 · OpenStax University Physics Volume 1

Tidal Forces (Problem 55)

If the Sun were to collapse into a black hole, the point of no return for an investigator would be approximately 3 km from the center singularity. Would the investigator be able to survive visiting even 300 km from the center? Answer this by finding the difference in the gravitational attraction the black holes exerts on a 1.0-kg mass at the head and at the feet of the investigator.