A complete solution means that you have provided the Given, Required, Analysis, Solution and Statement. Be sure that you communicate your final answer with appropriate units and the correct number of significant figures. 1. The earth has a mass of 5.98 × 10245.98 × 1024 kg and the moon has a mass of 7.35 × 10227.35 × 1022 kg. The distance from the centre of the moon to the centre of the earth is 3.84 × 1083.84 × 108 m. A rocket with a total mass of 1200 kg is 3.0 × 1083.0 × 108 m from the centre of the earth and directly in between the earth and the moon. Find the net gravitational force on the rocket from the earth and moon.

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1. The earth has a mass of 5.98 × 10245.98 × 1024 kg and the moon has a mass of 7.35 × 10227.35 × 1022 kg. The distance from the centre of the moon to the centre of the earth is 3.84 × 1083.84 × 108 m. A rocket with a total mass of 1200 kg is 3.0 × 1083.0 × 108 m from the centre of the earth and directly in between the earth and the moon. Find the net gravitational force on the rocket from the earth and moon.

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