Question: Excel: Two point masses, Ma = 4 4 0 0 0 kg and Mb = 9 7 0 0 0 kg , lie along the

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Two point masses, Ma =44000 kg and Mb =97000 kg, lie along the x-axis, with Ma at x =-5 m and Mb at x =10 m. Another point mass, Mc =36000 kg, is moved along the x-axis from x =-14.1 m to x =-5.3 m, and then from x =-4.7 m to x =9.7 m, and finally from x =10.3 m to x =18.1 m, using a step size of 0.1 m. Plot a graph of the net gravitational force on Mc (due to Ma and Mb) versus x. At what point along the x-axis (in other words, between which two of your x values) is the net gravitational force on Mc equal to 0 N? Is this point closer to Ma or to Mb (or is it halfway in-between)?
NOTE: We do not count the places the graph crosses 0 N at the locations of Ma and Mb, since you cant actually put the center of mass of Mc at these locations.

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