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An object is placed between the Earth and the Moon, along the straight line that joins the...

An object is placed between the Earth and the Moon, along the straight line that joins them. About how far away from the Earth should the object be placed so that the net gravitational force on the object from the Earth and the Moon is zero? This point is known as the L1 Point, where the L stands for Lagrange, a famous French mathematician

a)    halfway to the Moon


b)    60% of the way to the Moon


c)    70% of the way to the Moon


d)    80% of the way to the Moon


e)    90% of the way to the Moon

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