Question: 4 Somewhere between the Earth and the moon is a point where the gravitational attraction of the Earth is canceled by the gravitational pull of

4 Somewhere between the Earth and the moon is a point where the gravitational attraction of the Earth is canceled by the gravitational pull of the moon. The mass of the moon is 1/81 that of the Earth. How far from the center of the earth is this point. (a)8/9 the way to the moon (b)9/10 the way to the moon (c) the way to the moon (d)80/81 the way to the moon

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