The Moon (7.35 x 1022 kg) and Earth (5.97 x 1024 kg) rotate about their common center of mass, which is located about 4700 km from the center of Earth. (This is 1690 km below the surface.) A. Calculate the distance between the common center of mass of the Moon/Sun system to the center of the Moon. B. C. Calculate the acceleration due to the Moon's gravity at that point. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the center of Earth as it rotates about that point once each lunar month (about 27.3 d).

The Moon (7.35 x 1022 kg) and Earth (5.97 x 1024 kg) rotate about their common center of mass, which is located about 4700 km from the center of Earth. (This is 1690 km below the surface.) A. Calculate the distance between the common center of mass of the Moon/Sun system to the center of the Moon. B. C. Calculate the acceleration due to the Moon's gravity at that point. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the center of Earth as it rotates about that point once each lunar month (about 27.3 d).

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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