When the Moon is directly overhead at sunset, the force by Earth on the Moon,  FEM,  is essentially at 90° to the force by the Sun on the Moon,  FSM,  as shown below. Given that  FEM = 1.98 ✕ 1020 N  and  FSM = 4.36 ✕ 1020 N,  all other forces on the Moon are negligible, and the mass of the Moon is 7.35 ✕ 1022 kg, determine the magnitude of the Moon's acceleration (in m/s2).

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When the Moon is directly overhead at sunset, the force by Earth on the Moon, 

FEM,

 is essentially at 90° to the force by the Sun on the Moon, 

FSM,

 as shown below. Given that 

FEM = 1.98 ✕ 1020 N

 and 

FSM = 4.36 ✕ 1020 N,

 all other forces on the Moon are negligible, and the mass of the Moon is 7.35 ✕ 1022 kg, determine the magnitude of the Moon's acceleration (in m/s2).

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