Question about satellite orbit

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The discussion focuses on calculating the distance from Earth where the gravitational forces of the Earth and the Sun balance each other, specifically for a space probe. The key concept involves understanding gravitational force and vector addition. The gravitational force can be described by Newton's law of universal gravitation, which states that the force is proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. The participants emphasize the importance of knowing these fundamental principles to solve the posed problems.

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I'm a beginner in physics and have a couple easy question;

How far from Earth must a space porbe be along a line toward the sun so that the sun's gravitational pull balances the earth's?

A spaceship is going from the Earth to the moon in a trajectory along the line joining the centers of the two bodies. At what distance from the Earth will the net gravtitational force on the spaceship be zero?

Thanks for you time.
 
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