The average distance separating Earth and the Moon (center to center) is 384,000 km. Use the data in the table to find the net gravitational force exerted by Earth and the Moon on a 3.00 x 104-kg spaceship located halfway between them.

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The average distance separating Earth and the Moon (center to center) is 384,000 km. Use the data in the table to find the net gravitational force exerted by
Earth and the Moon on a 3.00 x 104-kg spaceship located halfway between them.
Useful Planetary Data
Body
Mass (kg)
Mean Radius (m) Period (s) Distance from Sun (m) T2/r³(s²/m³)
Mercury
3.18 x 1023
2.43 x 106
7.60 x 106
5.79 x 1010
2.97 x 10-19
Venus
4.88 x 1024
6.06 x 106
1.94 x 107
1.08 × 1011
2.99 x 10¬19
Earth
5.98 x 1024
6.37 x 106
3.16 x 107
1.50 x 1011
2.97 x 10¬19
Mars
6.42 x 1023
3.37 x 106
5.94 x 107
2.28 x 1011
2.98 x 10-19
Jupiter
1.90 x 1027
6.99 x 107
3.74 x 108
7.78 x 1011
2.97 x 10-19
Saturn
5.68 x 1026
5.85 x 107
9.35 x 108
1.43 x 1012
2.99 x 10-19
Uranus
8.68 x 1025
2.33 x 107
2.64 x 109
2.87 x 1012
10-19 א 2
Neptune 1.03 x 1026
2.21 x 107
5.22 x 109
4.50 x 1012
2.99 x 10-19
Pluto
~1.4 x 1022
~1.5 x 106
7.82 x 109
5.91 x 1012
2.96 x 10-19
Moon
7.36 x 1022
1.74 x 106
Sun
1.991 x 1030
6.96 x 108
Transcribed Image Text:The average distance separating Earth and the Moon (center to center) is 384,000 km. Use the data in the table to find the net gravitational force exerted by Earth and the Moon on a 3.00 x 104-kg spaceship located halfway between them. Useful Planetary Data Body Mass (kg) Mean Radius (m) Period (s) Distance from Sun (m) T2/r³(s²/m³) Mercury 3.18 x 1023 2.43 x 106 7.60 x 106 5.79 x 1010 2.97 x 10-19 Venus 4.88 x 1024 6.06 x 106 1.94 x 107 1.08 × 1011 2.99 x 10¬19 Earth 5.98 x 1024 6.37 x 106 3.16 x 107 1.50 x 1011 2.97 x 10¬19 Mars 6.42 x 1023 3.37 x 106 5.94 x 107 2.28 x 1011 2.98 x 10-19 Jupiter 1.90 x 1027 6.99 x 107 3.74 x 108 7.78 x 1011 2.97 x 10-19 Saturn 5.68 x 1026 5.85 x 107 9.35 x 108 1.43 x 1012 2.99 x 10-19 Uranus 8.68 x 1025 2.33 x 107 2.64 x 109 2.87 x 1012 10-19 א 2 Neptune 1.03 x 1026 2.21 x 107 5.22 x 109 4.50 x 1012 2.99 x 10-19 Pluto ~1.4 x 1022 ~1.5 x 106 7.82 x 109 5.91 x 1012 2.96 x 10-19 Moon 7.36 x 1022 1.74 x 106 Sun 1.991 x 1030 6.96 x 108
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