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Why do both the Sun and the Moon exert a greater

Chapter 29, Problem 17RCQ

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Why do both the Sun and the Moon exert a greater gravitational force on one side of Earth than on the other?

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Why do both the Sun and the Moon exert a greater gravitational force on one side of Earth than on the other?

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Both the Sun and the Moon exert a greater gravitational force on one side of Earth than the other because one side of the Earth is always closer than the other.

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