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A rocket is fired the Earth towards the Moon. At what distance from the Moon is the gravitational force on the rocket is zero. Mass of Earth is `6 xx 10^(24) kg` , mass of Moon is `3.8 xx 10^(8) m`. Neglect the effect of the sun and other planes.

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