Somewhere Between the Earth and the Moon Is a Point

question 75

Multiple Choice

Somewhere between the Earth and the Moon is a point where the gravitational attraction of the Earth is canceled by the gravitational pull of the Moon.The mass of the Moon is 1/81 that of the Earth.How far from the center of the Earth is this point?

• A)8/9 the way to the Moon
• B)9/10 the way to the Moon
• C)3/4 the way to the Moon
• D)80/81 the way to the Moon

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