Question

During a solar eclipse, the moon, earth, and sun all lie on the same line, with the moon between the earth and sun. Define your coordinates so that the earth and moon lie at greater x values than the sun. For each force, give the correct sign as well as the magnitude.

Instruction.

1. Draw the sun, moon, and earth along the x-axis. Then, define your coordinates so that the earth and moon lie at greater x values than the sun.
2. Define values like following

D_EM: Distance between Earth and the moon.

D_SM: Distance between the sun and the moon.

D_ES: Distance between Earth and the Sun

(D_ES =D_SM+D_EM)

_mE: Mass of Earth

_mM: Mass of the moon

_mS: Mass of the sun

1. answer the following questions( first, answer the questions in terms of the variables defined above. Then, calculate the numerical value.)
   1. (a) What force is exerted on the moon by the sun?
   2. (b) On the moon by the earth?
   3. (c) On the earth by the sun?
   4. (d) What total force is exerted on the sun?
   5. (e) On the moon?
   6. (f) On the earth?

Answer 1