Question: Two moons occupy circular orbits around a planet. The smaller moon has mass 1.5 x 105 kg and orbital radius 2.3 x 104 km.

Two moons occupy circular orbits around a planet. The smaller moon has

Two moons occupy circular orbits around a planet. The smaller moon has mass 1.5 x 105 kg and orbital radius 2.3 x 104 km. The larger moon has mass 1.1 x 106 kg and orbital radius 9.4 x 10 km. If the gravitational force exerted by the planet on the smaller moon is 1014 N, what force does the planet exert on the larger moon? A B C D E 1.8 x 105 N 4.4 x 105 N 2.4 x 104 N 6.0 x 104 N 7.3 x 104 N [2]

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