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In Exercise, perform the indicated calculations.The distance (in m) from the earth for whi...

In Exercise, perform the indicated calculations.

The distance (in m) from the earth for which the gravitational force of the earth on a spacecraft equals the gravitational force of the sun on it is found by evaluating , where m and M are the masses of the earth and sun, respectively. Find this distance for m = 5.98 × 1024 kg and M = 1.99 × 1030 kg.

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