1. the average distance separating the Earth and the Moon is 384 000 km. Use the data table 7.3 to find the net gravitational force the eath and the moon exerts on a 3.00*10^4-kg spaceship located halfway between them.
TABLE 7.3 <--- for the moon and the earth
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To find the net gravitational force between the Earth, Moon, and the spaceship, we need to use Newton's law of universal gravitation:
F = (G * m1 * m2) / r^2
Where:
F is the gravitational force
G is the gravitational constant (6.67 x 10^-11 N*m^2/kg^2)
m1 and m2 are the masses of the two objects
r is the distance between the centers of the two objects
In this case, the spaceship is located halfway between the Earth and the Moon, so the distances from the spaceship to both the Earth and the Moon would be half of the average distance separating them. Therefore, the distance (r) would be 384,000 km / 2 = 192,000 km = 192,000,000 meters.
Now, we need to find the masses of the Earth, Moon, and the spaceship. Unfortunately, the given data table (Table 7.3) is missing from your question. If you provide the masses of the Earth and the Moon from the data table, we can proceed with the calculation.