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(a) How far is the center of mass of the EarthMoon system
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QUESTION:
(a) How far is the center of mass of the EarthMoon system from the center of Earth? (Appendix C gives the masses of Earth and the Moon and the distance between the two.) (b) What percentage of Earths radius is that distance?
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QUESTION:
(a) How far is the center of mass of the EarthMoon system from the center of Earth? (Appendix C gives the masses of Earth and the Moon and the distance between the two.) (b) What percentage of Earths radius is that distance?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
(a) The equation for the center of mass of the Earth-Moon system is, . Here, is Earth’s mass and is Moon’s mass. r denotes the distance between Earth and Moon.