Consider a woman standing on the equator of the earth when the moon is directly overhead. Determine the ratio Rem of the force which the earth exerts on the woman to the force which the moon exerts on her. Neglect the effect of the rotation and oblateness of the earth. Find the same ratio if we now move the woman to a corresponding position on the moon. Answers: Woman standing on the earth: Rem i Woman standing on the moon: Rem - i

Consider a woman standing on the equator of the earth when the moon is directly overhead. Determine the ratio Rem of the force which the earth exerts on the woman to the force which the moon exerts on her. Neglect the effect of the rotation and oblateness of the earth. Find the same ratio if we now move the woman to a corresponding position on the moon. Answers: Woman standing on the earth: Rem i Woman standing on the moon: Rem - i

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Consider a woman standing on the equator of the earth when the moon is directly overhead. Determine the ratio Rem of the force
which the earth exerts on the woman to the force which the moon exerts on her. Neglect the effect of the rotation and oblateness of
the earth. Find the same ratio if we now move the woman to a corresponding position on the moon.
Answers:
Woman standing on the earth: Rem=
Woman standing on the moon: Rem=i

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