At what distance from the center of the Moon is the point at which the strength of the resultant of the Earth's and Moon's gravitational fields is equal to zero? The Earth's mass is assumed to be 
times that of the Moon, and the distance between the centers of these planets 
times greater than the radius of the Earth R.
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Sol. v Let r be the sought distance, then
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