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The Gravitational Field at the Earth Due to the Moon G=6.67×1011 N m2/kg2\mathrm{G}=6.67 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{~N} \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{kg}^{2}

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The gravitational field at the Earth due to the Moon is about ( G=6.67×1011 N m2/kg2\mathrm{G}=6.67 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{~N} \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{kg}^{2} , the mass of the Moon is 7.35×1022 kg7.35 \times 10^{22} \mathrm{~kg} , and the distance to the Moon is 3.85×108 m3.85 \times 10^{8} \mathrm{~m} )


A) 7.50×105 N/kg7.50 \times 10-5 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} away from the Moon.
B) 2.90×105 N/kg2.90 \times 10-5 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} away from the Moon.
C) 4.01×105 N/kg4.01 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} toward the Moon.
D) 3.31×105 N/kg3.31 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} away from the Moon.
E) 3.31×105 N/kg3.31 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} toward the Moon.

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