PROBLEM LY15. A spacecraft travels along the straight line connecting the earth and the sun. Atwhat distance from earth will the gravitational forces of the earth and the sunbe equal?Mass of earth = 5.9742 x 1024 kgRadius of earth = 6378 km%3!Mass of sun =1.9891 x 1030 kgDistance between earth and sun = 149.6 x 10% km0.249 x 106 km0.259 x 106 kmC. 0.269 x 10s kmd. 0.279 x 10 kma.b.

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15. A spacecraft travels along the straight line connecting the earth and the sun. At
what distance from earth will the gravitational forces of the earth and the sun
be equal?
Mass of earth = 5.9742 x 1024 kg
Radius of earth = 6378 km
%3!
Mass of sun =
1.9891 x 1030 kg
Distance between earth and sun = 149.6 x 10% km
0.249 x 106 km
0.259 x 106 km
C. 0.269 x 10s km
d. 0.279 x 10 km
a.
b.

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