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When a Spacecraft Is Launched from the Earth Toward the Sun

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When a spacecraft is launched from the earth toward the sun, at what distance from the earth will the gravitational forces due to the sun and the earth cancel? Earth's mass is 5.97×1024 kg5.97 \times 10 ^ { 24 } \mathrm {~kg} the sun's mass is 1.99×1030 kg1.99 \times 10^{30} \mathrm {~kg} and the Earth-sun distance is 1.5 x 1011 m10 ^ { 11 } \mathrm {~m}


A) 1.3×1010 m1.3 \times 10 ^ { 10 } \mathrm {~m}
B) 2.6×1010 m2.6 \times 10 ^ { 10 } \mathrm {~m}
C) 2.6×108 m2.6 \times 10 ^ { 8 } \mathrm {~m}
D) 1.3×108 m1.3 \times 10 ^ { 8 } \mathrm {~m}

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