Gravitational Force: When a spacecraft is launched from the earth toward the sun, at what distance from the earth will the gravitational forces due to the sun and the earth cancel?Earth's mass is 5.97 × 1024 kg, the sun's mass is 1.99 × 1030 kg, and the Earth-sun distance is 1.5 × 1011 m.
A. 1.3 × 108 m
B. 2.6 × 108 m
C. 1.3 × 1010 m
D. 2.6 × 1010 m
Answer: B
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