The Earth Has Mass 5 $\times$ 10²⁴ Kg $\times$ 10²² Kg and Is 3

question 6

Multiple Choice

The Earth has mass 5.89 $\times$ 10²⁴ kg.The moon has mass 7.36 $\times$ 10²² kg and is 3.84 $\times$ 10⁵ km from Earth.How far from the center of Earth is the center of mass of the Earth-moon system?

• A)4.7 \(\times\) 10³ km
• B)7.4 \(\times\) 10³ km
• C)1.9 \(\times\) 10⁵ km
• D)2.1 \(\times\) 10⁵ km
• E)3.8 \(\times\) 10³ km

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