I just tried doing this another way, as follows (and was able to successfully solve for "r" using this method). Can someone please look it over? :)
We assume an object is at the L1 point (the point where the gravitational fields of the two objects cancels out). We will call this object X
r is...
Hi everyone :) I'm new to the forums, need some help with a homework question I just can't seem to be able to get...
The question as described in my book is as follows:
The mass of the moon is 7.35x10^22 kg. At some point between Earth and the Moon, the force of Earth's gravitational...