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The point at which the gravitational force acting on any mass is zero due to the earth and the moon system is (The mass of the earth is approximately `81` times the mass of the moon and the distance between the earth and the moon is `3,85,000km`).

A

`36,000 km` from the moon

B

`38,500 km` from the moon

C

`34500 km` from the moon

D

`30,000 km` from the moon

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B
distance of null point,`x=d/(sqrt((m_(2))/(m_(1)))+1)` from `m_(1)`, smaller mass
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