LaGrange Point 2 Location · PhysicsBowl 2023 #22

Physics · mechanics

Problem

LaGrange Point 2 is a location in space where the gravitational attraction of the sun is equal to the gravitational attraction of the Earth. The sun is 1.5 × 10⁸ km from Earth, and it has a mass that is 3.24 × 10⁵ times that of Earth. How far from Earth, along a line to the sun, must an object be located to be in this location? a. 1.50 × 10⁶ km b. 1.83 × 10⁶ km c. 1.53 × 10⁶ km d. 3.26 × 10⁶ km e. 3.06 × 10⁶ km

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