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Chapter 6, Problem 34

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Problem 34PE

(a) Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Earth due to the Moon.

(b) Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity at Earth due to the Sun.

(c) Take the ratio of the Moon’s acceleration to the Sun’s and  on why the tides are predominantly due to the Moon in spite of this number.

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QUESTION:

Problem 34PE

(a) Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Earth due to the Moon.

(b) Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity at Earth due to the Sun.

(c) Take the ratio of the Moon’s acceleration to the Sun’s and  on why the tides are predominantly due to the Moon in spite of this number.

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Solution to 34PE

Step 1 of 3

In this question, we are asked to find the acceleration due to gravity due to moon and sun on earth and we have to compare these two values to find out why tides are caused by the moon.

Required data:

Distance of the earth from sun is

Distance of the earth from moon is

Mass of the earth is

Universal gravitational constant

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