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The Gravitational Field at the Earth Due to the Moon

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The gravitational field at the Earth due to the Moon is about (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N m2/kg2, the mass of the Moon is 7.35 × 1022 kg, and the distance to the Moon is 3.85 × 108 m)


A) 2.90 × 10-5 N/kg away from the Moon.
B) 3.31 × 10-5 N/kg toward the Moon.
C) 4.01 × 10-5 N/kg toward the Moon.
D) 3.31 × 10-5 N/kg away from the Moon.
E) 7.50 × 10-5 N/kg away from the Moon.

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