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IP Verne's Trip to the Moon In his novel From the Earth to
Chapter 12, Problem 22P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 22P
IP Verne's Trip to the Moon In his novel From the Earth to the Moon, Jules Verne imagined that astronauts inside a spaceship would walk on the floor of the cabin when the force exerted on the ship by the Earth was greater than the force exerted by the Moon. When the force exerted by the Moon was greater, he thought the astronauts would walk on the ceiling of the cabin, (a) At what distance from the center of the Earth would the forces exerted on the spaceship by the Earth and the Moon be equal? (b) Explain why Verne's description of gravitational effects is incorrect.
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Problem 22P
IP Verne's Trip to the Moon In his novel From the Earth to the Moon, Jules Verne imagined that astronauts inside a spaceship would walk on the floor of the cabin when the force exerted on the ship by the Earth was greater than the force exerted by the Moon. When the force exerted by the Moon was greater, he thought the astronauts would walk on the ceiling of the cabin, (a) At what distance from the center of the Earth would the forces exerted on the spaceship by the Earth and the Moon be equal? (b) Explain why Verne's description of gravitational effects is incorrect.
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We are required to calculate the distance where the gravitational forces exerted by the earth and the moon will be equal on the spacecraft.