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Weighing the earth:You are given the following data :`g=9.81 m s^(-2) ,R_E = 6.37 xx 10 ^6 m`, the distance to the mooon `R = 3.84 xx 10^8 m` and the time period of moon's revoluti8n is 27.3 days.Obtain the mass of the earth `M_E` in two different ways.

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