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When a spacecraft is latched from earth toward the sun, at what distance from the earth will the gravitational forces due to the sun and earth cancel.

When a spacecraft is latched from earth toward the sun, at what distance from the-example-1

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2.59 x 10^8 m

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User Alan Wagner
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ima guessx like a third of the way since the sun is so much bigger and has a stronger pull


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