16. Determine how far the center of mass of the Earth-moon system is from the center of Earth. Compare this distance to the radius of Earth, and comment on the result. Ignore the other objects in the solar system. (m, = 5.94×10²kg; mm = 7.36×10²kg; distance between earth and moon = 3.82×10°m; R. = 6.37×10°m).

16. Determine how far the center of mass of the Earth-moon system is from the center of Earth. Compare this distance to the radius of Earth, and comment on the result. Ignore the other objects in the solar system. (m, = 5.94×10²kg; mm = 7.36×10²kg; distance between earth and moon = 3.82×10°m; R. = 6.37×10°m).

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