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ISBN: 9781259663895
Author: KRAUSKOPF, Konrad B.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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Chapter 2, Problem 80E
If the moon were half as far from the earth as it is today, how would the gravitational force it exerts on the earth compare with the force it exerts today?
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