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The earth attracts the moon with a force, F. The moon attracts the earth with a force


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a

F/2

b

2F

c

F

d

3F 

answer is C.

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The earth attracts the moon with a force, F. The moon attracts the earth with a force of F.
“According to Newton’s third law of motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction and the action and reaction forces act on two different bodies.” It is also applicable to gravitational force. Therefore, if the earth attracts the moon with a force F, the moon also attracts the earth with the same force, F.
 
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