Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics
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Chapter 6, Problem 5Q
The gravitational force on the Moon due to the Earth is only about half the force on the Moon due to the Sun (see Example 6–3). Why isn’t the Moon pulled away from the Earth?
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