Show That the Tidal Force on Earth from the Moon

question 58

Essay

Show that the tidal force on Earth from the Moon is approximately two times the tidal force on Earth from the Sun. For reference, Moon's mass is 7.3 *10²² kg, the Sun's mass is 2 * 10³⁰ kg, the Earth-Moon distance is 3.8 * 10⁵ km, and the Earth-Sun distance is 1.5*10⁸ km.

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