When a Spacecraft Is Launched from the Earth Toward the Sun,at

Multiple Choice

When a spacecraft is launched from the earth toward the sun,at what distance from center of the earth will the gravitational forces exerted on it by the sun and earth cancel? Earth's mass is 5.97 × 10²⁴ kg,the sun's mass is 1.99 × 10³⁰ kg,and the Earth-sun distance is 1.5 × 10¹¹ m.

A) 1.3 × 10⁸ m
B) 2.6 × 10⁸ m
C) 1.3 × 10¹⁰ m
D) 2.6 × 10¹⁰ m