The earth has a mass of 5.98 × 1024 kg and the moon has a mass of 7.35 × 1022 kg. The distance from the centre of the moon to the centre of the earth is 3.84 × 108 m. A rocket with a total mass of 1200 kg is 3.0 × 108 m from the centre of the earth and directly in between the earth and the moon. Find the net gravitational force on the rocket from the earth and moon

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The earth has a mass of 5.98 × 1024 kg and the moon has a mass of 7.35 × 1022 kg. The distance from the centre of the moon to the centre of the earth is 3.84 × 10m. A rocket with a total mass of 1200 kg is 3.0 × 10m from the centre of the earth and directly in between the earth and the moon. Find the net gravitational force on the rocket from the earth and moon.

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