Calculate the position of the center of mass of the following pairs of objects.

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Calculate the position of the center of mass of the following pairs of objects. Use a coordinate system where the origin is at the center of the more massive object. Give your answer not in meters but as a fraction of the radius as requested. Get data from inside the front cover of your text. The Earth and the Moon. Give the answer as a fraction of the earth's radius. The Sun and the Earth. Give the answer as a fraction of the sun's radius. The sun and Jupiter. Give the answer as a fraction of the sun's radius. Earth's mass=5.98times10^24kg, Radius=6.37times10^6m Moon's mass=7.36times10^22kg, Radius=1.74times10^6m Sun's mass=1.991times10^30kg, Radius=6.96times10^8m Jupiter's mass=1.90times10^27kg, Radius=6.99times10^7m

Explanation / Answer

a) .733

b) 6.45E-4

c) 1.07

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