What is the magnitude of the gravitational acceleration in


The mass of Earth is 5.972 * 1024 kg, and the radius of Earth is 6,371 km. The mass of the moon is 7.348 * 1022 kg, and the radius of the moon is 1,737 km. The centers of the Earth and the moon are separated by 384,400 km.

What is the magnitude of the gravitational acceleration (in m/s2) due to the moon at the near-side surface of Earth?

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