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Ah - that would help immensely. I'll try that now. Thank you!

Ah, sorry. I just read the Terms of Use. Well, the only thing I can seem to be able to do is to use the formula: GM1m / x^2 = GM2m / y^2 Where M1 is the mass of the earth, M2 is the mass of the moon. The only way I got that was from manipulating other formulae, and by looking at the law of...

Thank you, but I don't understand - what do you mean by "you need to show your work"? Apologies!

Can anyone help me with this question? Homework Statement [/B] "Describe how the weight of an object changes as it moves from the surface of the Earth to the surface of the moon. At what point between them is the resultant gravitational force on an object zero? Where is its acceleration zero?"...