Assume that the average mass of each of the approximately 1 billion people in China is 55 kg. Assume that they all gather in one place and climb to the top of 2-m-high ladders. The center of mass of the Earth (mE = 5.90 1024 kg) is then displaced
A)0 m.
B)1.84 × 10−23 m.
C)1.84 × 10−14 m.
D)1.80 × 10−13 m.
E)2 m.

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Assume that the average mass of each of the approximately 1 billion people in China is 55 kg. Assume that they all gather in one place and climb to the top of 2-m-high ladders. The center of mass of the Earth (mE = 5.90  1024 kg) is then displaced
A)0 m. 
B)1.84 × 10−23 m. 
C)1.84 × 10−14 m. 
D)1.80 × 10−13 m. 
E)2 m.

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The Answer of Assume that the average mass of each of the approximately 1 billion people in China is 55 kg. Assume that they all gather in one place and climb to the top of 2-m-high ladders. The center of mass of the Earth (mE = 5.90  1024 kg) is then displaced
A)0 m. 
B)1.84 × 10−23 m. 
C)1.84 × 10−14 m. 
D)1.80 × 10−13 m. 
E)2 m.

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