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Date November 2022 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 22N.1A.SL.TZ0.22
Level SL Paper 1A Time zone TZ0
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22N.1A.SL.TZ0.22

The centre of the Earth and the Moon are a distance D apart. There is a point X between them where their gravitational fields cancel out. The distance from the centre of the Earth to X is d. The mass of the Earth is ME and the mass of the Moon is MM.

What is correct at X?


A.  MEd=MMD-d

B.  MED-d=MMd

C.  MEd2=MMD-d2

D.  MEd2=MMD2-d2

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