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As the Earth travels around the Sun the Moon is traveling around the Earth.Find the maximum speed of the Moon (relative to the Sun) as it travels around the Sun.The Earth's orbital radius around the Sun is 1.50 * 1011 m and the Moon's orbit has a radius of 3.85 * 108 m.The time for the Earth's journey around the Sun is 3.156 * 107 s and the Moon takes 2.36 * 106 s to travel around the Earth.


A) 32600 m/s
B) 28800 m/s
C) 4515 m/s
D) 30900 m/s

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