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What would happen if the moon were twice as big

User Eka Putra
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The force is the same force the moon pulls on the earth is the same as the earth pulls the moon
User Alejandro Condori
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The universal gravity formula is F = G(Me)(Mm)/r^2. Lets use this formula to help us calculate what would happen if the Moon was twice as big.
Mn = new mass = 2*Mm
Fn = G(Me)(Mn)/r^2
Fn = G(Me)(2Mm)/r^2
Fn = 2*G(Me)(Mm)/r^2
Fn = 2*F
So 2 times the force it was before. The force should be the same, but you never know the moon and space as well know it can work in very mysterious ways.
User Rahul Nanwani
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