For a spacecraft going from the earth toward the sun, at what point will the gravitational forces due to the sun and the Earth cancel?
[Earth's mass: me = 5.98 × 10²⁴ kg
sun's mass: ms = 1.99 × 10³⁰ kg
Earth-sun distance: r = 1.50 × 10¹¹ m]

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The Answer of For a spacecraft going from the earth toward the sun, at what point will the gravitational forces due to the sun and the Earth cancel? [Earth's mass: me = 5.98 × 10²⁴ kg sun's mass: ms = 1.99 × 10³⁰ kg Earth-sun distance: r = 1.50 × 10¹¹ m]

For a Spacecraft Going from the Earth Toward the Sun