Somewhere between the Earth and the Moon is a point where the gravitational attraction of the Earth is canceled by the gravitational pull of the Moon. The mass of the Moon is 1/81 that of the Earth. How far from the center of the Earth is this point?

a. 8/9 the way to the Moon
b. 9/10 the way to the Moon
c. 3/4 the way to the Moon
d. 80/81 the way to the Moon


b

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