Question: Repeat the previous problem, this time finding the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on the Sun. Give the direction relative to the

Repeat the previous problem, this time finding the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on the Sun. Give the direction relative to the line connecting the Sun and the Moon.

When the Earth, Moon, and Sun form a right triangle, with the Moon located at the right angle, as shown in FIGURE 12-34, the Moon is in its third-quarter phase. (The Earth is viewed here from above its North Pole.) Find the magnitude and direction of the net force exerted on the Moon. Give the direction relative to the line connecting the Moon and the Sun.

Sun Moon Earth

Sun Moon Earth

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