Question: During a solar eclipse, the Moon is positioned directly between the Earth and the Sun. The masses of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are

During a solar eclipse, the Moon is positioned directly between the Earth and the Sun. The masses of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are 1.99x10^30kg,5.98x1-^24kg, and 7.36x10^22kg, respectively. The moon's mean distance from the earth is 3.84x10^8m, and earth's mean distance from the sun is 1.50x10^11m. The gravitational constant is G=6.67x10^-11Nm^21/kg^2. Find the magnitude F of the net gravitational force acting on the Moon during the solar eclipse due to both Earth and the Sun,

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