The earths gravity pulls on the moon causing it to orbit


The Earth's gravity pulls on the Moon, causing it to orbit. However, by Newton’s third law, it is known that the Moon exerts a force back on the Earth. Therefore, the Earth should move in response to the Moon. Thus a more accurate statement is, "The Moon and the Earth both orbit the center of mass of the Earth-Moon system. In this problem, you will calculate the location of the center of mass for the Earth-Moon system, and then you will calculate the center of mass of the Earth-Moon-Sun system. The mass of the Moon is 7.35×1022kg , the mass of the Earth is 6.00×1024kg , and the mass of the sun is 2.00×1030kg . The distance between the Moon and the Earth is 3.80×105km . The distance between the Earth and the Sun is 1.50×108km . Calculate the location x_cm of the center of mass of the Earth-Moon system. Use a coordinate system in which the center of the Earth is at x=0 and the Moon is located in the positive x direction. Express answer in kilometers to three significant figures

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