Which is the equation? (Langrangian POINT)

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Homework Statement


Calculate the distance from Earth to L2.


Homework Equations


The mass of Earth is Given to be 6x10^24 kg


The Attempt at a Solution


L2 is the second langragian point,where the gravitational forces of the sun and the Earth balance.
The question is which equation to use ?
 
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astrozilla said:
L2 is the second langragian point,where the gravitational forces of the sun and the Earth balance.
The question is which equation to use ?
If you translated the above definition (of L2) into an equation (or a symbolic expression), what would it look like?